Unsafe building under renovation forces Oxford Street closure

Oxford Street has been closed by police after a surveyor deemed a building undergoing renovation work as unsafe.

Police shut the busy London street at about 1.15pm after the Westminster City official inspected the building at 315-319 Oxford Street.

The road has been closed between Bond Street and Holles Street.

Client for the renovation project is insurance firm Legal & General, according to Property Week. The contractor is not known at this stage.

Police said the street remained closed on Monday evening.