Central London retail to outperform, fringe areas attract attention – Savills

Central London retail property will continue to outperform the rest of the UK this year, says Savills. An Olympics-related bounce in spending is possible in the capital, but the outlook for the rest of the year remains mixed – nevertheless, “Central ... Read more

Central London remains a key target for investors – CBRE

The robust Central London property market continued in May to bolster the overall performance of the CBRE Monthly Index. Capital growth on property in Central London was 0.4% last month, with total returns at 0.7%, up from 0.1% and 0.5% in April. At ... Read more

Central London offices momentum to pick up later this year – Jones Lang LaSalle

Activity in the market for office space for sale and to let in Central London has been held back so far this year by the ‘wait-and-see’ attitude among occupiers, says Jones Lang LaSalle. But the firm expects deal momentum to pick up in the second ... Read more

Central London office take-up rises, but uncertain occupiers withdraw from deals – CBRE

Take-up of office space in Central London fell 30% compared with December, to 839,400 sq ft, after a relatively strong end to 2011, says CBRE. But this figure was 38% more than in January 2011, the firm notes. While take-up of Docklands offices ... Read more

Central London continues to attract overseas buyers – Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield says investors continued to view the Central London commercial property market as a safe haven in 2011, with total investment volumes for this market reaching £10.9bn for the year, up from £9.9bn in 2010. With returns from ... Read more

Strong Central London offices market boosts Derwent trading

Derwent London today announced it had cut its vacancy rate to just 0.8% as of 30 September, compared with 4.0% at the end of June and 5.9% at the start of the year. The strength of the market for available office space in Central London has boosted ... Read more

Central London offices still outperforming wider UK market – CBRE

Total returns from UK commercial property across all markets so far this year have reached 7.1%, with capital growth of 2.0%. For October, total returns were 0.6% (as in September) following another strong performance from Central London offices in ... Read more