Take up in the South East London & Kent office market showed an improvement on the previous 12 months, rising by 13% to 305,300 sq ft in 2024. Activity was focused on lettings below 10,000 sq ft, with only four transactions above that figure during the year. The largest of these was the 20,000 sq ft letting to Kuehne & Nagel at Crossways Business Park, Dartford, whilst housebuilder Chartway Group took 14,530 sq ft at Kings Hill Business Park in West Malling.

Activity has been slow in the first three months of 2025, with just over 30,000 sq ft of space acquired and the major focus being on lettings below 5,000 sq ft. Most transactions in the early part of the year have been in locations outside the M25, showing that activity in this area of the market has improved.