Return of office staff at new high in London after Covid

Commuters cross London Bridge (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

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London offices are fuller than at any time since the start of the pandemic as the return to commuting gathers pace, data has revealed.

Office occupancy reached 42 per cent last Thursday, exceeding the previous highwater mark of 40.1 per cent recorded on October 14 last year when London was still opening up after the third lockdown. Average occupancy was about 63 per cent before the first work-from-home order was issued by Boris Johnson in March 2020, but immediately fell to close to below 10 per cent.