CoStar: Glasgow city centre office take-up hits 230,000 sq ft in Q1 2026

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  • CoStar analysis showed Glasgow city centre office take-up reached 230,000 sq. ft. in Q1 2026, the strongest quarterly level since 2021.
  • Leasing rose 85% quarter-on-quarter, up 34% year-on-year; rolling four-quarter demand held near 600,000 sq. ft., more than a third above the H2 2022 to H1 2024 average.
  • Larger transactions returned, with three lettings above 20,000 sq. ft., lifting average deal size to about 6,000 sq. ft. for the quarter.
  • Smaller space demand stayed active, with 28 lettings below 5,000 sq. ft. in the City Core; the rolling four-quarter total reached 133, close to a record.
  • Vacancy remained elevated at 12.4% across Glasgow, rising to 15.8% in the city centre.


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