Jones Lang LaSalle has revised down its forecasts for UK property for 2012, with All Property returns now at 2.0% compared with a historic average of 9.0%, as a sluggish economic recovery continues to take its toll on UK commercial property ... Read more
With the eurozone crisis becoming such a dominant topic for discussion, Knight Frank has considered the scenarios for UK commercial property. In the case of a so-called ‘messy’ (i.e unmanaged) Greek exit from the euro, the firm says a look at the ... Read more
There are attractive opportunities for investment in UK commercial property thanks to rising yields, says DTZ in its latest Fair Value Index report. The index reading for Q1 2012 rose to 65 from 53 in the previous quarter, indicating that the market ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle’s recent research into the market for industrial units of below 100,000 sq ft shows that occupier demand remains fragile. Take-up of all industrial and logistics property fell 24% in Q1 2012 to 17.7m sq ft compared with the ... Read more
As a business owner, are you aware that there is a range of government financial assistance available for companies of all sizes in the UK? Lambert Smith Hampton’s guide to government funding for businesses says that while the lack of funding from ... Read more
The government announced this week that listed companies will have to report their greenhouse gas emissions from next year – a move that will affect more than 50 UK property companies, says the British Property Federation. The data must be ... Read more
The market for out-of-town retail property is still showing some resilience, with rental growth visible in some prime retail parks, despite a drop in overall leasing levels from the 2007 peak, says Cushman & Wakefield. The firm’s latest ... Read more
Hammerson yesterday announced the sale of most of its portfolio of London office property to Brookfield Office Properties for £518m. The group had announced in February that it wanted to become a specialist retail REIT and become “the best ... Read more
Commercial property values in the UK in May suffered their steepest monthly drop since values began to decline in November 2011, says the IPD. The institute’s latest Monthly Property Index shows that values fell 0.5% last month – the seventh ... Read more
Are investors losing interest in the UK market for retail warehouse property? Savills says this doesn’t appear to be the case from the low levels of stock being marketed – it’s more that many investors are just unwilling to trade in the current ... Read more
