Google Shows Faith in Office With $1 Billion London Deal

The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain, on Jan. 18, 2019. Hannah McKay/Reuters

LONDON—Tech giant Google has spent $1 billion to buy a central London building where it is currently a tenant, showing its confidence in the future of the office as a place to work, the company said on Friday.

Google, which employs 6,400 people in Britain, plans a multi-million pound refurbishment of its offices within the Central Saint Giles development it is buying, close to Covent Garden in central London.