The market for office space in Leeds has continued to outperform a number of regional markets during Q2 2013, says the Leeds Office Agent's’ Forum (LOAF). Total city-centre take-up reached 203,145 sq ft in the second quarter across 23 transactions, ... Read more
An 11% increase in Grade C office space on the South Coast in the second quarter of 2013 has driven a 4.5% rise in overall availability in the region compared with Q1 to 1.88m sq ft, says Lambert Smith Hampton. Grade A and B office space only ... Read more
Take-up of office space in the West End reached 1.1m sq ft in Q2, says Knight Frank, which is a jump of 54% from the previous year and close to the long-term average of 1.2m sq ft. The figure was down 27% from Q1, but the first-quarter figure was ... Read more
Liverpool city centre could soon face an undersupply of Grade A office space, says GVA. Very few new and Grade A refurbishment schemes have been speculatively developed in recent years, and none are scheduled to start on site in the foreseeable ... Read more
The UK commercial property market improved significantly during June, with total returns at the All Property level of 0.7%, says CBRE. This takes total returns during the second quarter of 2013 to 1.9%. Capital values continued to grow, rising 0.2% ... Read more
Three-dimensional printing is set to transform parts of manufacturing, and as a result will also bring about major changes to the nature of factories and supply chains, says Jones Lang LaSalle. This new technology, which Jones Lang LaSalle says ... Read more
English Heritage is hoping to boost confidence in the prospects for high streets in England with a new report that says historic town centres can be a key part of creating attractive and viable retail environments, if supported by their local ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle says businesses in London are increasingly prepared to invest for future growth, as indicated by the latest take-up figures for City office space. The firm says the second quarter of this year was the strongest quarter since Q1 ... Read more
According to new analysis from Cushman & Wakefield, the UK is the most developed online retail market in the world. The firm’s ‘Global Perspective on Retail: Online Retailing’ report has calculated an index of online retail market development ... Read more
The Central London offices market was active in the second quarter of this year, with take-up rising 32% above the previous quarter’s level according to new research from CBRE. The firm notes that there were three deals of more than 100,000 sq ft ... Read more
