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

Investment supply up, but finance still scarce – Cushman & Wakefield

The supply of investment property has increased, but finance has if anything become even harder to obtain, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest report on the UK property investment market. Some sellers of investment property emerged during ... Read more

London occupiers seek flexibility and efficiency – Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield says there are signs of improvement in the London office market, but has warned that forward planning for leasing must become a stronger focus for companies if their property costs are not to rise. A survey of 500 of the ... Read more

TMT driving West End office leasing, while City caution continues – Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield says the TMT sector is driving office leasing activity in London’s West End, accounting for more than a third of take-up in the third quarter of this year. Echoing recent research from CBRE, the firm says take-up in Central ... Read more

UK property income returns “ever more attractive” to investors – Cushman & Wakefield

Income returns from UK property “are looking ever more attractive to a raft of income-hungry investors,” says Cushman & Wakefield in its August Marketbeat report, as they remain around the 7.0% level compared with 10-year bond yields of less than ... Read more