Writing in the latest issue of “In Retail”, CBRE’s head of retail agency Tony Devlin says that while retail administrations might be expected to trigger frantic cherry-picking by retailers previously locked out of prime pitches, this is not ... Read more
Total returns from UK commercial property in March reached 0.5% at the All Property level, according to the latest CBRE monthly index, taking the total for the first quarter to 1.2%. This follows a 0.4% return in February. Capital values continued to ... Read more
Investors were busy acquiring UK shopping centre property during the first quarter of 2013, says Savills, with 20 investment deals done during Q1 totalling £1.43bn. This compares with £488m in the same period last year, the firm notes. The average ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle expects UK property returns to improve to 4.6% at the All Property level in 2013, compared with 3.4% in 2012. Returns over the five-year forecast period reach 6.2%, but this is lower than the long-term average. The firm’s latest ... Read more
Growth in prime rents for Central London retail property may ease this year, says Savills, as fewer occupational requirements are pursued less aggressively compared with 2012, and void rates rise slightly as a result of the greater number of lease ... Read more
There’s every reason to think that Bristol offers the best prospects for growth of all UK regional cities, and excellent opportunities for investors seeking alternatives to London’s superheated property markets, says GVA in new research. GVA notes ... Read more
Although the numerous recent retail failures will push up national vacancy rates even further and put even more downward pressure on retail rental values, there is renewed interest among property investors in retail property - and aggressive bidding ... Read more
Total returns for UK property came in at 0.3% in January, unchanged from December, while annual total returns slowed slightly to 1.7% according to CBRE’s latest Monthly Index. There was a continued slide in capital values, which fell 0.2% in January, ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle has been banging the drum for the South West in its market review of the area, predicting a growth rate of 13% this year for the region – which it says is equal to the West Midlands, and is in the top four regions outside ... Read more
Total transactional volumes for UK shopping centres dropped 50% in 2012, says new research from Colliers International, to £2.36bn from £4.71bn the previous year, but the firm predicts that volumes are set to make a “dramatic return” this ... Read more
