The East London and Docklands office markets have both experienced strong turnround in take up in 2025, with East London registering the highest level of activity since 2021 at 309,500 sq ft, whilst Docklands saw 1.1m sq ft of activity, the highest level in the post pandemic era. The largest deal across the two markets was the 300,200 sq ft letting to Visa at 1 Canada Square E14, whilst the largest letting in East London saw AXA took 20,500 sq ft at 1 Stratford Place E20.

The start 2026 has seen activity slow in both markets, with only 55,700 sq ft of lettings in the East London market, whilst Dockland’s activity slowed to 32,500 sq ft. The largest transaction in Q1 2026 was the 39,700 sq ft letting to Cambridge Education Group at 2 Redman Place.