The market for industrial and distribution property in the UK is likely to remain difficult for the next one or two quarters, according to new research from Capita Symonds, but the second half of 2011 should see confidence strengthening and growth ... Read more
Occupiers in the retail sector drove the recover in take-up of logistics space during the final quarter of 2010, says Gerald Eve in its latest bulletin on the prime logistics market. Total logistics take-up was around 10m sq ft in Q4 2010, which the ... Read more
The great and good of the property world were at the Dorchester Hotel yesterday for the annual lunch hosted by Heron International, at which chief executive Gerald Ronson said he thought the market was about a third of the way through the current ... Read more
The UK Green Building Council has today called for energy efficiency ratings to be mandatory for all commercial buildings in a drive to cut costs, encourage refurbishment and improve efficiency. The council says ratings on an A to G scale should be ... Read more
The vacancy rate for office space in London's West End fell to 5.4% in the latest quarter from 5.9% in the previous three months, says Cluttons – the lowest level since January 2009. In some parts of the West End, such as Soho, the shortage of stock ... Read more
Hammerson has changed the plans for its Bishops Place development on Shoreditch High Street in London, reports the Telegraph, and now wants to develop a 591,000 sq ft office building on the site that will have some of the largest floorplans in the ... Read more
Banks are still only lending in limited amounts to the UK’s property sector, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The firm’s 2001 Lenders' Expectations report shows that although more respondents this year were prepared to lend between £50m and £100m, fewer than ... Read more
“Investors and agents alike are hoping new sales will spring in March after a very muted start to 2011,” says Savills in its latest research on investment in property in London's West End. It notes that there were only 12 new opportunities marketed ... Read more
Today, the last part of our look at JLL’s South Wales Report for 2011. The market for available office space in South Wales did not have an easy time last year, with occupier uncertainty and limited activity throughout the region. Despite the ... Read more
More from JLL on its research into the South Wales property markets – today we look at its comments on the retail sector. The firm says the mixed messages in the retail sector – with some retailers reporting record results while others announce store ... Read more
