UK office occupancy rates hit the highest level seen since the end of the national lockdown in March 2021 in the week ending 21 April, according to the latest Return Report produced by Remit Consulting.
The national average occupancy rate reached 35.9% in the week ending 21 April, with Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays remaining the busiest days of the week.
Lorna Landells of Remit Consulting said: “The number of people commuting and working in the office on a daily basis was heavily impacted by the double bank holiday over the Easter period, and on a monthly basis, the national average occupancy for the first three weeks of April was just 27.9%. However, post-Easter, occupancy levels recovered strongly to reach the highest level since our survey began, and only the second time it has exceeded 35%.
“Last week, the overall figure for London was held back by weakness in Midtown and other submarkets, but the West End reached a weekly average of 47.6%. In Scotland, Edinburgh recorded a solid 32.4%, but Glasgow continued to lag with an office occupancy rate of just 16.3%,” she added.
The management consultant’s Return Report is compiled on a weekly basis and uses access control systems data provided by building managers from office buildings in major cities around the UK.
