18/01/2013

Google Spend £1bn On New London Office Site

Google have bought a 2.4acre at King’s Cross in north London in a £1bn property deal.

The technology giant will move its UK headquarters to the new site, where it plans to build two new complexes, one seven storey’s the other 11.

The company currently has two London offices, in Victoria and Holboorn, but all staff will be moved to the new site when it is completed in 2016.

The site is located with King’s Cross Central development, a former fish, coal and grain yard spanning 67 acres.

(H/GK)

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