Oliver Fenwick

Business Correspondent, The Continental Times

Oliver covers business for The Continental Times and has reported from more than a dozen countries.

London Landlords Turn Empty Offices Into Apartments as Vacancies Hit a 30-Year High

Planning applications to convert commercial buildings to housing have tripled since 2023, but the economics work only for the oldest towers in the least fashionable districts.

Oct. 9, 2026 6 MIN READ

Office towers in London’s Docklands, where vacancy rates have climbed above 20 percent and several 1990s buildings are being converted to housing.