Lehman's administrators moving out in March
Its collapse came to symbolise the financial crisis and the last remnants of Lehman Brothers is set to disappear from Canary Wharf soon.
The failed bank's administrators will vacate Lehman's former headquarters at 25 Bank Street on March 31 and will stop paying rent on April 1.
Since January 1 the administrators have only been paying rent on the 290,000sq ft of space they occupy, although other sub-tenants, notably Japanese bank Nomura occupy other floors in the building.
Nomura, who acquired parts of Lehman's business after its collapse in September 2008, announced last year it will be leaving Canary Wharf to consolidate its operations in the City.
No date has been set for that move, although it will be before the end of this year.
It leaves Canary Wharf Group pondering whether to activate its insurance policies covering loss of rental income in the event of a tenant vacating before the end of a lease.
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