LONDON-Transport is the biggest issue facing London office workers, according to a new survey from GVA Grimley. Companies could risk losing at least a quarter of their workforce by moving to a non-City location, the research found.

GVA Grimley questioned 200 lawyers, bankers, consultants and media/marketing professionals working mainly in the City and Docklands. The survey found the average time taken travelling to and from work is nearly two hours every day (52 minutes each way). Eighty-six per cent of respondents travel by public transport.

Stephen Robinson, London regional senior partner at GVA Grimley says: ‘These findings underline the extent to which transport dominates the agenda of those working in London. In the longer term, a brain drain of professionals away from London to other European cities may be unavoidable unless greater coherence is given to attempts by government, mayor and planners to improve London’s infrastructure.’

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