{"id":1075899,"date":"2026-07-08T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1075899\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T08:54:18","slug":"hargreaves-lansdown-agrees-deal-to-expand-new-bristol-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1075899\/","title":{"rendered":"Hargreaves Lansdown agrees deal to expand new Bristol HQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The investment platform moved to the office block near Temple Meads station last year<\/p>\n<p>09:10, 08 Jul 2026Updated 09:15, 08 Jul 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Welcome Building in Bristol\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0_BRI_HB_080726-welcome-building-bristol.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"The Welcome Building in Bristol\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Welcome Building in Bristol(Image: Trammell Crow Company)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) has expanded its new headquarters in Bristol. The company has signed a long-term lease for a further 26,303 sq ft at Welcome Building in Temple Quay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The news comes less than a year after HL announced it was <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-live.co.uk\/commercial-property\/hargreaves-lansdown-move-bristol-hq-32528850\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">relocating its 2,000-strong workforce<\/a> to the new site by Temple Meads station after 40 years on Anchor Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The lease agreement means the firm will now fill four floors &#8211; or some 58 per cent of the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gary Logan, chief operating officer at HL, said: \u201cWe\u2019re proud to continue investing in the city through our new headquarters at Welcome Building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The building\u2019s great location, excellent transport links, high-quality, sustainable workspace and strong ESG credentials provide an exceptional environment for our team and support the next stage of our growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Welcome Building is a high-spec office block which <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-live.co.uk\/commercial-property\/landmark-office-building-bristol-city-31273113\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">opened its doors last year<\/a> and has attracted some of the city&#8217;s major employers, including HL and law firm DAC Beachcroft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The scheme was delivered as a joint venture between investment manager Tristan Capital Partners and real estate firm Trammell Crow Company (TCC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The building was designed by Darling Associates Architects and constructed by Wates, and includes a unique \u2018street\u2019 on the ground floor; a huge lobby area with a caf\u00e9-bar; break-out seating areas; work and event space; and a 3,000 sq ft state-of-the-art gym and wellness space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following the HL deal, the building is now 91 per cent let out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Toby Pentecost, senior vice president and head of UK offices at Trammell Crow Company, said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that Hargreaves Lansdown has chosen to take the fifth floor at our multi-award-winning Welcome Building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Having the confidence of such a renowned British and Bristol-based business reinforces our early decision to create a workplace that would set the bar for the city in terms of its sustainability, wellbeing focus, flexibility and workplace experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other tenants include DAC Beachcroft, <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.business-live.co.uk\/commercial-property\/law-firm-dac-beachcroft-move-28570701\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">which has taken 44,196 sq ft<\/a>, and Unite Students, the UK&#8217;s largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, which relocated its headquarters to the property last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">James Brodie, managing director at Tristan Capital Partners, added: \u201c[Welcome Building] has firmly established itself as one of the UK&#8217;s leading office developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Hargreaves Lansdown&#8217;s decision to expand its footprint is a strong endorsement of the building&#8217;s quality and the environment it provides for businesses to grow and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alder King and Knight Frank are leasing agents for Welcome Building, while Newsteer represented HL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The investment platform moved to the office block near Temple Meads station last year 09:10, 08 Jul 2026Updated&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1075900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,474,4884,12996,28908,16,15],"class_list":["post-1075899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bristol","tag-bristol","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-finance","tag-great-britain","tag-offices","tag-south-west","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116883520686558295","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1075899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1075899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1075900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1075899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1075899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1075899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}