Total returns from secondary property are set to outperform those from prime by 2014, after turning positive once more next year, says DTZ. The firm’s latest research into the pricing of secondary commercial property in the UK says that offices will ... Read more
Occupier demand for European logistics assets held steady in the third quarter of 2012, says Jones Lang LaSalle in its latest research into the market for logistics property of more than 5,000 sq m (10,000 sq m in the UK). Take-up in Q3 2012 reached ... Read more
Developments of office space in Leicester of more than 100 sq m will no longer be restricted to the New Business Quarter, under a proposed action plan for the city’s offices launched last week by the mayor. Leicester council commissioned a review ... Read more
The weaker economic backdrop, which in turn has subdued business investment, is a large part of the explanation for the major deterioration in value of lower-quality secondary property assets in the UK – apart from the Central London offices market, ... Read more
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are not enough by themselves to deliver the government’s targets to de-carbonise the UK’s built environment, says Jones Lang LaSalle in a joint report with the Better Buildings Partnership, a collaboration ... Read more
There is no shortage of viable development sites in Manchester, but the key issue will be the level of occupational demand in the city in the next decade. So says Lambert Smith Hampton in its new research into the market for Manchester office ... Read more
Scottish property produced its first negative return in three years during the second quarter of this year, but Q3 saw a modest recovery with All Property total returns reaching 0.3%, says CBRE. The firm’s latest research into the Scottish ... Read more
London remains the key destination for global capital flowers, and an attractive location for occupiers to take advantage of an innovative and entrepreneurial environment, but it cannot become complacent and must continue to evolve in order to remain ... Read more
There are already around 100,000 sq ft of deals in the pipeline for this quarter within the prime core Birmingham offices market, says Savills, and this could take year-end take-up to 50% above the total seen last year. But year-end total take-up for ... Read more
British Land has reported a very slight increase in NAV during the first half of its 2012/2013 financial year, at 596p – up 1p from a year earlier. The group said the value of its portfolio was almost unchanged year-on-year at £10.388bn (£10.337bn) ... Read more
