It is not clear where the drivers of office space take-up will come from in the UK’s regional office markets this year, says Jones Lang LaSalle. Insurance, recruitment and media companies have been the most active sectors in the regional office ... Read more
It’s Friday, so it must be time for a dose of caution. As the Euro and banking shares take fright at the prospect of the Greek crisis spreading elsewhere, MoneyWeek says it is wary of piling back into commercial property despite what DTZ and Knight ... Read more
DTZ says the worst of the commercial property slump is over and expects to see a return to growth in invested stock value this year, up 5% globally and up 8% for the UK as capital values continue to recover. The group’s global Money into Property ... Read more
Knight Frank says the market for office space in South East England may still be undervalued, as the UK pricing recovery that started last year has not happened at the same pace in this region as elsewhere in the country. The group’s annual M25 ... Read more
The market for office space in Central London again performed more strongly than other commercial property sectors during April, said CB Richard Ellis as it unveiled its Monthly Index report last week as voters went to the polls. The All Property ... 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property market, as prime rents are holding up and incentives for good-quality, well-located schemes are being withdrawn, says Cushman & Wakefield in its Q1 2010 update on the sector.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
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
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
More from RICS today. The institute’s Commercial Property Survey for Q1 2010 says rental expectations for office space to let in central London have risen dramatically, as available space has declined for the second quarter in a row. RICS says ... Read more
