Hargreaves Lansdown Expands Bristol HQ at Welcome Building to 116,665 SF, Tristan Capital Partners and Trammell Crow Asset Now 91% Let

Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's largest investment and savings platform for private investors, has signed a long-term lease for an additional 26,303 sq ft at Welcome Building in Bristol, expanding its headquarters to 116,665 sq ft across four floors. The deal brings the 207,000 sq ft office building — developed through a joint venture between EPISO 5, a fund managed by Tristan Capital Partners, and Trammell Crow Company — to 91% leased.

Deal Details

The latest lease follows Hargreaves Lansdown's initial commitment in 2025, when the firm took 90,362 sq ft across three floors at Welcome Building for its new headquarters — the largest Bristol city centre office letting since the fourth quarter of 2019. The new expansion adds a fifth floor, bringing the company's share of the building to 58% of its total area.

Alder King and Knight Frank serve as leasing agents for Welcome Building. Newsteer represented Hargreaves Lansdown in the transaction. Financial terms of the lease were not disclosed.

"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," said Gary Logan, Chief Operating Officer at Hargreaves Lansdown. "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."

Welcome Building: Occupancy and Tenant Roster

With Hargreaves Lansdown now occupying 116,665 sq ft, Welcome Building's confirmed tenant roster includes international law firm DAC Beachcroft, which leases 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 in the building.

Welcome Building offers reconfigurable floorplates ranging from 22,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft, described by the joint venture as the largest available in Bristol city centre.

Toby Pentecost, Senior Vice President and head of UK offices at Trammell Crow Company, said: "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."

ESG Credentials and Building Amenities

Welcome Building targets net zero carbon operations and carries an EPC 'A' rating. It has achieved BREEAM Outstanding certification, a Design for Performance NABERS UK 5 Star target rating, WiredScore Platinum, SmartScore Gold, and WELL Core Platinum certification. The building won the ESG Award at the regional British Council for Offices Awards.

Amenities include a ground-floor and mezzanine internal "Street" featuring hotel-style furnishings, a café, a 3,000 sq ft gym and wellness space, an auditorium, breakout seating areas, and public art installations.

Sources

Trammell Crow Company — Hargreaves Lansdown expands Bristol Headquarters at Welcome Building, which is now 91% let (July 9, 2026)