Record offices take-up in Aberdeen as rents continue to rise – Knight Frank

Headline rental levels for prime office space in Aberdeen hit a record of £31.50 per sq ft last year and could reach £34 per sq ft by the end of 2012 as occupier demand remains strong and the shortage of Grade A space is still acute, says Knight ... Read more

Debt shortage worries European property investors, as London gains in popularity – CBRE

The single biggest threat to the recovery of the European commercial property market is the inability of investors to obtain fresh debt, according to CBRE’s survey of more than 340 leading property investors. The firm’s latest Real Estate Investor ... Read more

Manchester industrial upgraded to HOT in DTZ’s Fair Value Index

Relative investment prospects for commercial property in the UK improved during the final quarter of 2011, says DTZ, whose Fair Value Index score for the UK rose to 53 for Q4 2011 from 33 for the previous quarter. The firm has revised upwards its ... Read more

Big box industrial occupier activity to pick up in H2 – Jones Lang LaSalle

Occupier demand for ‘big box’ distribution and industrial units for sale and to let (Grade A properties of more than 100,000 sq ft) is likely to remain restrained in the first half of this year, given the economic outlook, says Jones Lang LaSalle. ... Read more

Prime industrial and distribution rents rise as shortages continue – Lambert Smith Hampton

The supply of Grade A distribution properties and industrial units for sale and to let in the UK continued to tighten last year, falling 28% to 13.1m sq ft, says Lambert Smith Hampton, while levels of secondary space fell 4%. In its National ... Read more