The last three months have shown signs of returning confidence among occupiers of offices in London, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest research. The amount of office space in London under offer jumped by 16.3% in Q1 2012 from the previous ... Read more
The pricing of shopping centres in the UK remains key, as investors are still cautious about economic prospects and the general health of the retail sector, says Knight Frank in new research. The cost and availability of finance is also a vital ... Read more
There are still good opportunities for investors in all prime UK property markets, says DTZ. In its latest Money into Property report, the firm says it rates all prime UK markets ‘hot’ or ‘warm’ and says non-prime opportunities should also “prove ... Read more
The Leeds Agents’ Forum has reported improved take-up of office space in Leeds during the first quarter of this year, with 155,847 sq ft taken up in the city centre compared with just 37,000 sq ft in Q1 2011. The out-of-town market was less ... Read more
GVA’s latest quarterly review of the nine largest UK regional office occupier markets has found that prospects have brightened considerably since the end of 2011. The firm says take-up was average during Q1 2012 at 1,611,000 sq ft, 2% above the ... Read more
Knight Frank expects the supply of office space in the City of London and offices in the West End to have fallen by the end of 2012 thanks to an increase in demand. The firm has released its Q1 2012 data for Central London offices, showing that ... Read more
New research from CBRE indicates that London is the world’s top destination for international retail businesses. The firm looked at 326 of the world’s top retailers across more than 200 cities and found that London attracted more than half of all the ... Read more
The IPD has published findings of its research into lease lengths, showing that short-term leases can hamper growth in property value, with particular reference to the market for retail premises. The analysis of lease lengths in the UK shows that ... Read more
CBRE has hired Bill Colville to be its UK regional chairman. Mr. Colville, currently the UK regional chairman at DTZ, will split his time between regional responsibilities and a role on the CBRE Scotland senior management team. CBRE also says Mr. ... Read more
Savills says its Commercial Development Activity Index for March recorded the strongest monthly expansion in two years. There were improvements in both the private and public sectors – work on private-sector contracts grew for the third month in a ... Read more
