Nearly 75% of City firms reviewing office space provision

Rise in home working during the pandemic means many companies are assessing their needs

Nearly three-quarters of City firms are reviewing how much office space they really need following a boom in home working during the pandemic, new research shows.

The latest CBI/PwC financial services survey found 74% of companies - particularly banks and insurance firms - have been taking stock of their office requirements in the hope of either using the space differently, or reducing it.