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Canary Wharf faces stiff test to reinvent itself

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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HSBC is quitting the financial hub and moving to smaller quarters. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how hybrid working is an existential threat for commercial property and how Canary Wharf’s pivot to residential and retail may only be a partial salve. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.6

And so do you point about hybrid working?

0:39.8

I think it's a company culture.

0:42.0

Each company is determining what its culture is

0:44.2

and how whether they want to work two days, three days, four days a week, five days.

0:48.8

And obviously, hybrid working is here to stay,

0:51.0

but each company is determining what its culture is.

0:54.3

That was Shobie Khan, chief Executive of Canary Wharf Group, speaking to the exchange,

0:59.7

the Viewsroom's sister podcast last year, when a rumor was circulating about HSBC

1:05.0

quitting Canary Wharf. Fast forward to today and HSBC has confirmed it will be leaving

1:10.6

its London headquarters and moving to a smaller space in the capital.

1:14.8

The shifting working patterns and what that means to commercial property owners like Canary Wharf is the focus of this week's Viewsroom.

1:22.6

Welcome back to the Views, a podcast from where there's breaking views where columnists from around the world

1:27.5

talk about the big stories of the week. I'm your host, Amy Donnellan, coming to you from London.

1:34.3

Canary Wharf, a financial hub in East London, made headlines recently, when HSBC said it would be

1:40.2

vacating its London headquarters for a smaller place in the capital. The news is a blow to Canary Wharf as a centre, but also raises questions about how working

1:48.6

from home will impact commercial property, not just in Britain, but across the world.

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