City firms race to build destination offices with embedded wellbeing amenities
Non-Billable's June 3 analysis of London City office trends documents firms including Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, A&O Shearman, and Paul Weiss competing for premium space, partly to draw people back after hybrid working.
BY WELLBEING DESK · JUNE 3, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Non-Billable's June 3 analysis of London City office trends documents firms including Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, A&O Shearman, and Paul Weiss competing for premium space, partly to draw people back after hybrid working. Amenities cited include fitness studios, wellness rooms, roof terraces, and hospitality-quality reception experiences. The wellbeing implication is double-edged: investment in environment signals genuine commitment to employee experience, but firms using office quality to "magnetise" attendance risk conflating real estate strategy with wellbeing accountability.