The unexpected Conservative majority in the general election has given confidence to the commercial property market, according to a recent report from Colliers. Although the market did not suffer greatly in the run up to the general election, the ... Read more
Shopping centres in the UK provided total returns of 14% in 2014, more than double the performance of 2013. The annual UK Shopping Centres Investment Report by MSCI and Colliers called 2014 “an exceptional period for the sector” and stated that ... Read more
We round up the biggest commercial stories of the week. Got thoughts on any of this week’s news? Leave us a comment below. Commercial property the UK’s most profitable asset (Source: Lloyds Bank) Research released this week from Lloyds Bank ... Read more
A report from global real estate company M&G Real Estate has predicted that the UK Commercial property market could achieve returns of over 20% for 2014, the highest amount in 25 years. Thanks to increased confidence and an increase in ... Read more
Colliers International has been considering the prospects for the UK’s high streets and has come to the conclusion in its forthcoming Midsummer retail report that it is poised for a “selective” recovery, with major town centres seeing the greatest ... Read more
Total transactional volumes for UK shopping centres dropped 50% in 2012, says new research from Colliers International, to £2.36bn from £4.71bn the previous year, but the firm predicts that volumes are set to make a “dramatic return” this ... Read more
The range of City office space being marketed in the final quarter of 2012 serves as a reminder that there is room for creative deal-making, says Colliers International in its latest research into the sector. Take-up of City offices reached 1.3m ... Read more
Colliers International calculates that take-up of office space in the West End of London in the final quarter of 2012 was down significantly from the previous quarter’s strong total, due partly to lengthy negotiations on some deals. Expectations that ... Read more
Colliers International expects the tentative economic recovery to stumble in the first half of this year, and has cut its forecast for total returns in 2013 at the All Property level to 6.7% from 8.8%. While higher employment levels and improved ... Read more
Sir John Ritblat has resigned as a director of Colliers International UK following its sale via a pre-pack administration to Canadian group FirstService Corporation earlier this week. The business was finally acquired for US$22m (£13.8m) on 28 March, ... Read more
