Mark Twain once said: “history won’t repeat itself, but it may rhyme”. Invista Real Estate Investment Management believes this saying illustrates what may happen next in the UK commercial property market. The recent strong recovery in UK ... Read more
Stock in the Midlands industrial and distribution market is drying up, according to CB Richard Ellis, after strong take-up rates in Q4 2009 and the first quarter of 2010. Mike Stephens, valuation advisory director at CBRE’s Birmingham office, told ... Read more
UK commercial development activity in June fell for following two months of growth, says Savills, with public-sector activity plummeting while private-sector development actually increased for the 11th month in a row. The group notes that just ... Read more
Cushman & Wakefield says London remains a key city in which to do business – investment activity in the capital’s commercial property market remained at a high level during the second quarter of 2010, with £2.78bn transacted in the key City, ... Read more
More commentary in the mainstream press today about the recovery in the UK’s commercial property market, particularly in the City, and how it may already be running out of steam. The Guardian cites a report out today from NB Real Estate saying that ... Read more
Available office space in Central London fell to its lowest level for two years in June, says CB Richard Ellis. The group’s monthly overview of the Central London office market reports that availability fell by 0.5m sq ft in June to 15.8m sq ft, ... Read more
The Telegraph reports today that law firm McDermott Will & Emery has signed up to become the first tenant of the Heron Tower in London, paying the highest rent per sq ft since the onset of the economic downturn in the UK. The firm has agreed to ... Read more
Remember back in April we blogged about the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme), the thorny issue of the position between landlords and tenants, and how the results of the British Property Federation's working party on the ... Read more
CB Richard Ellis has poached Neville Moss from Jones Lang LaSalle to become its new head of retail research for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Moss formerly held the same role at JLL. CBRE says he has more than 20 years’ ... Read more
The best time in two generations to invest in investment-grade Central London commercial property? That’s what the managers of the new Rudolf Wolff Central London Commercial Property fund think, according to Investment Week. The new fund aims to ... Read more
