Ahead of Wednesday’s news on the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, The Telegraph today reports on the prospect for redevelopment opportunities in London from the government’s plan to increase the efficiency of its property portfolio. ... Read more
September was another month of modest capital growth, says IPD. Its UK Monthly Index recorded just 0.2% of capital growth for the month, taking the 12-month change to 14.2%. This growth, together with a 0.6% income return, delivered a monthly total ... Read more
The government is planning to set up a central property vehicle to own and manage its portfolio of office property in London and Bristol. PublicPropertyUK.com today says that the unit, to be launched in April, is seeking a private-sector partner, to ... Read more
The third quarter of 2010 was the quietest so far this year for West End office property, says GVA Grimley. The firm’s latest research into the occupier market for office space in central London says a total of 707,340 sq ft was let in the West End ... Read more
DTZ Research’s “Great Wall of Money” report says the total amount of capital available for investment in property around the world next year is 22% higher than at the time of its previous estimate of December 2009. But within this total sum, DTZ says ... Read more
Among the initiatives launched at last week’s Expo Real trade fair in Germany was the Carbon Index from the Greenprint Foundation, which measures the carbon footprint of 176 million sq ft of property across 36 countries. Jones Lang LaSalle’s head ... Read more
New research from Cushman & Wakefield has concluded that shopping centre development is to remain subdued this year. The Times reports that C&W says the amount of new space in shopping centres is likely to slide about 40% below the annual ... Read more
The UK property market was resilient during September, says CBRE, with the firm’s Monthly Index showing capital growth of 0.3% and a total return for all property of 0.8%. By sector, offices were the strongest performing area, with capital growth ... Read more
The market for office space to let in the City of London has developed two clear tiers, says James Gillett at NB Real Estate. Occupiers are fighting over the best available space and taking advantage of the incentives available to upgrade to Grade A ... Read more
Further to yesterday's post, we checked our rating at Website Grader just before the new EGPL site went live and it seems the gap between the two sites has widened even further. In January NovaLoca was almost 53,000 points ahead of EGPL but now it ... Read more
