Central London take-up in the first quarter of this year was the highest its been since the end of 2011 according to Estates Gazette’s London Office Market Analysis, due out next week.

But the headline figures paint a misleading picture thanks to Google’s massive 860,000 sq ft letting at Kings Cross. EG talks to head of London offices research Tom Pilkington about what’s really going on behind the numbers and why the future might hold in both the City and the West End.