Brodies signs deal to move Edinburgh HQ in 2020

Brodies LLP, the largest Scottish-headquartered law firm, has concluded a deal to move its Edinburgh office to a new development in 2020.

The firm will occupy the top three floors (five, six and seven) of the new Capital Square office complex, which is being constructed by BAM, in partnership with Hermes Investment Management. The three floors will include office space and meeting facilities, with floors six and seven also featuring roof terraces.

Work is well underway at the Morrison Street site, close to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, with the 122,000 sq ft building due for completion in early summer 2020. After fitting out the new premises, Brodies plans to relocate all staff working from its Atholl Crescent and Capital House addresses to the new premises.

Managing partner Nick Scott commented: "Ensuring that we can continue to provide our clients with the environment, as well as the quality of service, that they have grown to expect from our firm is fundamental. Our investment in these new premises underpins that. Moving to Capital Square will allow us to continue to build on those things that our clients value, including our extensive seminar programme. This new building will be a great place for clients to meet and work with our colleagues, and for us to host client events.

"It is also essential that our colleagues benefit from a working environment that affords them the very best in modern working practices, consistent with the new offices we have secured in Aberdeen and Glasgow in recent years. The move will also echo the commitments we have made to sustainability in those locations. Moving to Capital Square will enable us to work more collaboratively with colleagues and clients alike, as well as providing premises that will support our future strategic plans."

Dougie Peters, managing director of BAM Properties, added: "We were confident the market was right for a speculative investment of this scale and are delighted to welcome Brodies as our first occupier at Capital Square. There is an element of history repeating itself as Brodies was also our first occupier in our previous development at 110 Queen Street, Glasgow."