‘We’re in growth mode…’ The Dutch developer taking on London

By Dave Rogers2026-03-16T07:00:00

Edge came over to the UK five years ago and now has three office schemes underway in the capital. But it wants more, the firm tells Dave Rogers

It’s generally agreed that right now the commercial market in London is fairly so-so. Not in dire straits but not sky rocketing either.

Speak to many in the market and the issue of funding, investor confidence and the cost of construction have all combined to put question marks over projects’ viability. Look around the skyline of the capital and there are still plenty of tower cranes working away but developers and, especially, contractors all look at pipelines.

The roll call of jobs that are, for a variety of reasons, some time away include Hill House, 70 Gracechurch Street, 18 Blackfriars, 1 Undershaft, Silk Street, 55 Old Broad Street.

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