UK government property agency reports estate savings as 14 buildings close

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Government Property Agency closed 14 buildings, including four in London, generating £43.1 million total estate savings in the 2025/26 year.
Plan for London delivered £17.5 million in annual savings via closures, procurement negotiations, and Net Zero initiatives, with additional savings from regional projects.
GPA exceeded its £20 million commercial savings target by securing £25.4 million, advanced Net Zero projects with nearly 1,400 solar panels, and progressed strategic hubs in Aberdeen, Darlington, and Manchester.

Annual accounts detail closures and savings

As reported by GOV.UK, the Government Property Agency's Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26 shows 14 government buildings were closed over the year, including four in London, contributing to total savings of £43.1 million across the government estate.

The agency says the Plan for London helps deliver £17.5 million in annual savings through building closures, procurement negotiations and Net Zero initiatives. Other closures are spread across the UK, including Leeds, Cardiff and Leicester.

Cabinet Office Minister Anna Turley says reducing reliance on inefficient London offices is helping create a leaner government estate with a broader regional footprint. GPA Chief Executive Mark Bourgeois says the 2025/26 year brings further stabilisation for the agency, with gains from the opening of 26 Whitehall, office closures and wider use of property technology.

Regional expansion and efficiency goals

The GPA says it secures £25.4 million in commercial savings over the year through re-procurements and contractor negotiations, exceeding its £20 million target. A further £232,000 is saved in 2025/26 through Net Zero and Lifecycle Replacement programmes covering 220 projects across the estate.

These projects include the installation of nearly 1,400 solar panels at five Civil Service offices, a move the agency says cuts about 550 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year. The GPA also says it secures the headquarters for Great British Energy in Aberdeen during 2025/26.

Alongside cost savings, the agency says it reaches its target to open a new Government Hub as the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology moves into 26 Whitehall. Construction has also begun at Brunswick Street for the new Darlington Economic Campus, while Treasury approval of the Outline Business Case moves the Manchester Digital Campus, planned for about 8,800 government staff, a step closer.

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