Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), the UK’s largest investment and savings platform for private investors, has signed a long-term lease for a further 26,303 sq ft at Welcome Building®, expanding its Bristol headquarters to 116,665 sq ft over four floors, representing 58% of the building. This follows the firm taking over 90,362 sq ft across three floors in 2025 for its new headquarters, which marked the largest Bristol City Centre letting since Q4 2019. Founded in Bristol more than 40 years ago, HL has remained rooted in the city throughout its history and continues to invest in Bristol as its long-term home.
Welcome Building® is an award-winning, 207,000 sq ft new workspace in Bristol delivered in a joint venture between EPISO 5, a fund managed by Tristan Capital Partners, and Trammell Crow Company. It provides the city’s largest available, reconfigurable floorplates, ranging from 22,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft, and has been recognised by a raft of awards, last month winning the coveted ESG Award at the regional British Council for Offices Awards. Following this latest letting, it is 91% let.
Gary Logan, Chief Operating Officer at leading retail investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “As a business founded in Bristol more than 40 years ago, we’re proud to continue investing in the city through our new headquarters at Welcome Building®. The building’s great location, excellent transport links, high-quality, sustainable workspace and strong ESG credentials provide an exceptional environment for our team and support the next stage of our growth.”
Toby Pentecost, Senior Vice President and head of UK offices at Trammell Crow Company, commented: “We’re delighted that Hargreaves Lansdown has chosen to take the fifth floor at our multi-award-winning Welcome Building®. Having the confidence of such a renowned British and Bristol-based business reinforces our early decision to create a workplace that would set the bar for the city in terms of its sustainability, wellbeing focus, flexibility and workplace experience.”
James Brodie, Managing Director, at Tristan Capital Partners, added: “Welcome Building® is now almost fully let and has earned recognition for its design excellence, occupier experience, community creation, ESG credentials and wellbeing focus. It has firmly established itself as one of the UK’s leading office developments. Hargreaves Lansdown’s decision to expand its footprint is a strong endorsement of the building’s quality and the environment it provides for businesses to grow and thrive.”
Welcome Building® is highly sustainable and aims to operate as net zero carbon. It has achieved an EPC ‘A’, BREEAM Outstanding and Design For Performance NABERS UK 5 Star target rating, along with WiredScore Platinum and SmartScore Gold. It has also secured WELL Core Platinum certification. Alongside the office accommodation, it features an internal ‘Street’ on the ground floor and mezzanine, which brings together building users and the business community, with hotel-style furnishings, a café, 3,000 sq ft state-of-the-art gym and wellness space, auditorium, breakout seating areas, and public art.
Other occupiers in the building include international law firm DAC Beachcroft, which took 44,196 sq ft, and Unite Students, the UK’s largest owner, manager and developer of purpose-built student accommodation, which relocated its headquarters to 22,000 sq ft of space.
Alder King and Knight Frank are leasing agents for Welcome Building®, and Newsteer represented Hargreaves Lansdown.