Despite the cautious market environment, CBRE says UK funds are still keen to invest in the South East office sector and are expected to bid aggressively for good-quality properties during the final quarter of 2011. The firm says it has seen more ... Read more
Activity in the market for Central London office space to let rebounded in August, with nearly 1.0m sq ft of space taken up, according to new research from CBRE. There were ten deals during the month of more than 20,000 sq ft each and a ... Read more
Returns from retail property weakened during August, coming in at 0.4% for the month according to CBRE’s Monthly Index, with high street shop values falling as investor concern grew about the outlook for the consumer sector and retail rents. Capital ... Read more
Over the past 12 months, secondary office property in Central London has been the strongest performing sub-market within the UK commercial property markets, says CBRE. “Capital growth of 10.3% was achieved largely through a reduction in yields which ... Read more
The latest Monthly Index from CBRE shows that July was another relatively static month, with All Property values up 0.1% after the 0.2% increase in June. This minor improvement was made thanks to a small downward movement in the equivalent yield, ... Read more
The vacancy rate for office space in the West End of London has reached a recent low of 3.8% as supply has fallen to 3.9m sq ft – the lowest level since Q1 2008 and only 1.1m sq ft above the low-point of the previous cycle, says CBRE. The firm’s ... Read more
Logistics occupiers are being driven to consider design-and-build opportunities as the supply of buildings shrinks, says CBRE in its H1 2011 UK Industrial Market View. The firm says there are currently only two properties of more than 500,000 sq ft ... Read more
June was a largely flat month for UK commercial property markets, according to the Monthly Index from CBRE. The overall capital growth of 0.2% and total returns of 0.7% last month were in line with those recorded in May, and most sub-markets in June ... Read more
The performance of Central London’s various submarkets for office space was varied in May, says CBRE in its latest monthly overview. While transactions jumped 24% year-on-year to 777,900 sq ft, there were falls in the City and South Bank but large ... Read more
The market for available office space in Central London continued to outperform the rest of the UK’s commercial property markets during May, says CB Richard Ellis. The firm’s Monthly Index for May shows Central London offices produced total returns ... Read more
