Andrew Gould, Head of the East London Business Team at Jones Lang LaSalle comments on this latest report: “This is a long-overdue guide for investors, developers and occupiers wanting to know what the opportunities are in London Thames Gateway and how to access them. The opportunities for occupiers and investors are now very real and we would not have concluded that even two or three years ago. It is one reason why we ourselves have opened a full service office in the area, our third largest worldwide. The scale of opportunity is huge most people know that. More importantly, London Thames Gateway is getting to grips with the “how.”

Peter Andrews Chief Executive of LTGDC highlights the assets that Thames Gateway region boasts, “London is going through immense change and the Thames Gateway region is leading the way in the Capital’s exciting regeneration projects. On the fringes of the City of London, we have the economic powerhouses of Canary Wharf and Stratford City, the London City Airport, and a new entertainment centre at the O2, formerly the Dome. The Olympic Park, home to the 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games is well underway, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is now open and Crossrail is now confirmed for 2017, collectively making the Thames Gateway one of the most attractive investment locations in the world today.”

The ‘London’ Thames Gateway is the western end of the broader Thames Gateway region and covers the London boroughs. The focus of the report is on the ‘remit area’ of London Thames Gateway Development Corporation which has responsibility for Lower Lea Valley (a north/south expanse stretching from Hackey Wick to near Canary Wharf but excluding Stratford City and the Olympic area); and London Riverside an area running east west from Beckton to Rainham including Barking Town centre, South Dagenham and Rainham Village.