Latest office occupancy figures for London show the West End outpacing other parts of the capital by a considerable margin.
The West End posted an average occupancy rate of 61.9% last week, according to research firm Remit Consulting.
That compares to 40.6% in the Docklands and 31.1% in the City of London.
Nationwide the weekly average stood at 34.7%, the third-highest weekly figure since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Remit’s Lorna Landells said: “The improved figures follow a week that saw some industrial action on the railways, and we have previously recorded uplifts in the figures following rail strikes as staff try to catch up with time at their desks and face-to-face meetings in the office.
“However, this is a significant improvement on the previous six weeks, which saw a national average occupancy rate of offices of 30.8% and will be seen as good news by investors, landlords and those businesses reliant on trade from office workers such as retailers and food & beverage operators.”
Remit said midweek remains the favoured time for office attendance, with national rates peaking at an average of 43.1% on Tuesday, 40.8% on Wednesday and 39.8% on Thursday. Last Friday the figure fell to just 19.9%.
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