South East Office Figures Q3 2026

Overview

CBRE’s South East Office Figures tracks the South East office market in Q3 2026, covering take-up and availability in units over 10,000 sq ft, under offers across all unit sizes, the development pipeline, and investment volumes. Market activity is broken down across the Thames Valley, M25 North, and M25 South.

Key Findings

• South East office take-up in units over 10,000 sq ft doubled on the previous quarter to 521,800 sq ft in Q3 2026 but remained 9% below the five-year quarterly average.
• South East office availability in units over 10,000 sq ft rose 1% over Q3 2026 to 15.6m sq ft, remaining below the five-year quarterly average.
• South East under offers across all unit sizes fell 15% over Q3 2026 to 890,300 sq ft, 29% higher than in Q3 2025.

What’s in the Full Report

• Quarterly take-up charts split by market area and by secondhand, newly completed, and pre-let space
• Availability and under offers charts from Q3 2019 against five-year averages, with availability split by space type
• Tables of key deals and key under offers by size, market and address
• Development pipeline chart from 2013 to 2030 by completed, speculative and pre-let space
• Commentary on development completions, space under construction and investment volumes

Download the South East Office Figures Q3 2026 report for the full take-up, availability, under offers, development pipeline and investment data.