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The new occupant of Hermes Real Estate’s 1 Finsbury Circus is Stephenson Harwood making, the transaction just one of the many 700,000 sq ft of business deals that are currently in process within the City of London.

The prominent law firm is suspected to take up about 130,000 sq ft of the approximate 190,000 sq ft property, which includes every part of the shared office building outside of the seventh floor.

Stephenson Harwood secured the deal at the rate of £35 per sq ft over a 15 year lease without any breaks and close to four years of free rent. Upon year five there will be a minimum uplift of the rent during the first review. The Hermes sale was advised by CB Richard Ellis and King Sturge.

This latest acquisition follows the road paved by Macquarie the Australian bank which agreed on Friday that it will occupy 217,000 sq ft of the British Land Ropermaker scheme, which includes almost 600,000 sq ft of area on Ropemarker Street next to City Point. The Ropermaker scheme was let via CB Richard Ellis.

Additionally, last week under the advisement of CB Richard Ellis, Blackrock Investment Management confirmed that it will take the entire 292,418 sq ft Drapers Gardens area owned by Exemplar Developments and Canary Wharf Group. The deal was secured on a 25 year lease with three years free for a total of £49 per sq ft. At the first five year rent review the rent may rise at least 2.5% without exceeding 4.5%.