Capital & Counties today announced that its EC Properties unit is submitting planning applications for the vast £8bn redevelopment site at Earl's Court in London. The submissions for the Earls Court and West Kensington Opportunity Area, as it is ... Read more
The performance of Central London’s various submarkets for office space was varied in May, says CBRE in its latest monthly overview. While transactions jumped 24% year-on-year to 777,900 sq ft, there were falls in the City and South Bank but large ... Read more
CACI’s Retail Footprint 2011 report, released last week, says the shopping centres in Bexleyheath, Southport, Blackpool, Wigan and Maidstone are under the most pressure from the “squeezed middle” shoppers who are reining in spending amid the economic ... Read more
Knight Frank says its wide-ranging research into the prospects for European property markets this summer show that while most commercial property markets are stabilising or in recovery, with rental growth seen in several key areas, there has been ... Read more
Citing its recent research into the retail warehouse market, Savills says it may be a good time for owners of retail warehouse properties to consider making some selective sales, as investor demand is strong – not just for prime properties, but also ... Read more
British Land professed itself “delighted” at yesterday’s decision by the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to reject proposals to list the Broadgate offices complex in the City of London. British Land and Blackstone want to demolish part of Broadgate’s ... Read more
The IPD monthly index for May shows modest capital growth of just 0.1%, but rental growth moved back onto positive ground during the month – albeit by just four basis points. Phil Tily, managing director for UK & Ireland, says that this shows ... Read more
The Guardian reports today on the latest research from retail consultancy Trevor Wood Associates, which shows that high-street retailers and supermarkets are moving into the units in out-of-town shopping parks that have been left empty by the ... Read more
RICS says its survey of the UK construction market in Q1 2011 shows that workloads are rising again, after three quarters of decline, but that there are sharp differences between regions. The headline net balance for total construction workloads ... Read more
Property Week reports that JP Morgan has chosen Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ to work on a strategy to dispose of up to 800,000 sq ft of office space in the City of London, ahead of the investment banking unit’s move to Canary Wharf in 2013. JP ... Read more
