The latest survey by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply suggests that the construction industry is experiencing strong growth – with activity in the commercial and residential sectors gathering pace while public-sector development ... Read more
There was a jump in the number of professional negligence claims brought against surveyors and estate agents last year, says law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain. This suggests that claims relating to property values are now reaching the courts, as ... Read more
There are some positive signs in the UK industrial property market, as prime rents are holding up and incentives for good-quality, well-located schemes are being withdrawn, says Cushman & Wakefield in its Q1 2010 update on the sector. While ... Read more
British Land is close to keeping Swiss bank UBS as a key tenant in the Broadgate development in the City of London, according to the Daily Telegraph. The deal would be a “major boost” for British Land, the paper says, as it had faced concerns that ... Read more
CB Richard Ellis has joined the chorus of voices saying that the lack of new office space in central London is squeezing prices higher. During Q1 2010 the recovery in prime rents continued, the group says, and take-up for the quarter was the highest ... Read more
European commercial property group Segro this week said it was restarting its development programme in response to specific occupier demand “with a carefully selected number of pre-let developments”, as there was limited new supply coming on ... Read more
While Nick Leslau and Gerald Ronson won major awards at last night’s Property Awards at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, congratulations also go to all of you who enjoyed free ice-creams from the NovaLoca team during the evening! Miranda Munn and ... Read more
Wondering how the government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (now known as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme) will affect you? Looking for a greener property, or thinking about how to improve the carbon footprint of your business? The new CRC scheme, ... Read more
There are lots of sayings that encourage loyalty, including “better the devil you know than the devil you don’t”, but are they necessarily true? If you are not using MJM Marketing as your direct mailing company, we don’t think such idioms ... Read more
Institutional investors made their largest net commitment to the UK property market for more than three years during Q1 2010, according to new research from Lambert Smith Hampton. The group’s quarterly UK Investment Transactions (UKIT) report says ... Read more
