HMRC to move to No.1 The Goodsyard in Portsmouth city centre

No.1 The Goodsyard, part of a new development on Station Street, Portsmouth, is set to become the new location for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

The state-of-the-art Portsmouth office will be a government hub and HMRC’s 14^th regional centre. It will accommodate approximately 1,250 HMRC and Marine Management Organisation (MMO) employees in the city, an increase of more than 350 full time roles.

The development is ideally situated with excellent transport links being next to Portsmouth and Southsea railway station.

Jim Harra, HMRC’s Chief Executive and First Permanent Secretary, said:

“HMRC has a longstanding presence in Portsmouth. The new Portsmouth Regional Centre demonstrates our commitment to the area, its economy and our employees.

“No.1 The Goodsyard will deliver a high quality, modern and accessible working environment ensuring we are equipped to meet our customers’ and employees’ needs.”

The new build will provide 5,534 m2 of office space, at the heart of a vibrant development in the city centre, and regenerate a site with a history of industrial and retail premises.

HMRC will own the building’s freehold and, together with the MMO, occupy the majority of the four-storey office. Staff are expected to move from Lynx House to No.1 The Goodsyard in late 2027.

Notes for Editors

1. The freehold title to the property will pass to HMRC upon completion of the building.
2. HMRC’s 14^thregional centre will be delivered as part of the department’s wider transformation agenda, announced in 2015, to create opportunities and career paths in towns and cities across the UK.
3. HMRC is investing in the best of modern technology and basing its civil servants in state-of-the-art and more cost-effective buildings, to create better modern customer services.
4. Teams expected to be based in No.1 The Goodsyard include Customer Compliance, Customer Services, Customer Strategy and Design, and Transformation colleagues.
5. No.1 The Goodsyard is being developed by Welbeck CP and Coplan Estates. The purchase agreement was finalised in August 2024.
6. HMRC is satisfied the deal represents the best value for money for the taxpayer.
7. In January 2022, HMRC confirmed its intention to have a regional centre in Portsmouth. Its current lease-hold office is Lynx House, Cosham.
8. HMRC’s other regional centre locations are Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Stratford (London).
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