Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has scaled back on its global offices footprint by shutting the doors to its London West End headquarters.

The decision to close the space, located on Rathbone Square, follows the technology giant paying £149 million to break a long-term lease on another office, Deadline reported.

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After the closure, Meta’s presence in the UK will exist from its newly expanded Brock Street office and Kings Cross campus.

The parent company of Instagram and Facebook told employees about the change in December.

At the time, a spokesperson said in a statement: “We’re looking forward to consolidating our teams at Rathbone Square into our recently opened King’s Cross campus and our newly expanded Brock Street office.”

However, Meta added that there would not be any reduction in the UK staff figures amid the closure of the Rathbone Square site. According to latest filings, from 2022, showed the technology company had a headcount of 7,000 in the UK, however due to redundancies, it has been reported Meta now employs 5,000 staff members in the UK.

The news comes as Meta opened the doors to its new Dublin office, which employed around 2,000 people.

At the time, Meta Head of Meta Ireland and Vice President of Mid-Market Global Business Group in EMEA, Anne O’Leary said: ”

“Today marks a positive new chapter in the story of Meta in Ireland. We opened our first Irish office in 2009, with a team of 25 people.

“Now, with over 2,000 employees across 80 teams in three Irish locations, our operations continue to play an important role for Meta, both in Ireland and globally, as we build the future through AI and immersive technologies.”