AEW UK Real Return Fund purchases two industrial units for £6.1m
The AEW UK Real Return Fund is pleased to announce the purchase of two industrial warehouse units for £6.1m. The first is located in Denbigh West, Milton Keynes, and was purchased for £3.6m, reflecting...
View ArticleProperty experts call for an extension of Permitted Development Rights
More planning reform is needed to support the UK property market and developers, according to lending property finance experts. In the summer budget the Chancellor hinted planning reforms were on...
View ArticleSurge in real estate investment and tenant demand points to strengthening...
Demand for commercial property in the UK is growing close to its fastest pace since 1998 and, along with a surge in investment, reflects the widening economic recovery according to RICS. In Q1 2015 the...
View ArticleDemand up 16% for London offices in 2014
The London office market produced its best performance since 2000 last year with take-up of office space in central London rising by 16% to 15.9 m sq ft, according to new figures from Knight Frank....
View ArticleResilient economy drives firm real estate outlook
Tenant demand for commercial property rose, across all sectors, for the seventh consecutive quarter according to the latest RICS UK Commercial Market Survey, with 40% more surveyors also reporting...
View Article“OnTheMarket – Is it worth the move?”
Today, Monday 26th January 2015 sees the launch of controversial new property portal OnTheMarket.com Founded by; Savills, Knight Frank, Strutt & Parker, Chestertons, Douglas & Gordon and...
View Article‘Convenience culture’ drives high street revival
A new in-depth study into the state of British high streets has revealed how town centres are adapting to meet the changing demands of the nation’s consumers. Researchers at the University of...
View ArticleSupply crunch in M25 market to drive office rents up
Reducing supply in the M25 office market is expected to lead to a 15% rise in headline rents over the next 12 months in prime centres, according to Knight Frank. The M25 saw 57 transactions complete in...
View ArticleLondon office rents to increase by a quarter
A return of confidence in the economic outlook will see London office rents reach an historic high by 2018 according to Knight Frank. The key findings presented last week were: - Prime rents in the...
View ArticleFloods risk could hit regional retail recovery
Demand for retail premises saw sizable increases right across the UK towards the end of last year as economic recovery began to gather pace. However, with the reading of the Water Bill (27 January)...
View ArticleShopping centre investment soars
According to the latest research from Savills, shopping centre investment volumes in 2013 reached £4.58 billion, which is an 70% increase on the £2.7 billion traded in 2012. The international real...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our readers
Thanks to you, Propertytalk Live! has enjoyed another hugely successful year and seen exceptional growth in the number of people visiting the site. And that’s not all – the number following us on...
View ArticleLack of prime space will push global retail rents higher in 2014
Retail rents in the world’s most expensive markets are expected to rise further in 2014 due to a shortage of prime available locations and a lack of new development, according to new research from...
View ArticleCBRE: European real estate investment continues to grow
Commercial real estate investors are showing greater appetite for risk in Europe as the overall market continues to grow and the recovery in both Ireland and Spain gathers pace, according to the latest...
View ArticleInvestors directed towards emerging markets shopping centre opportunities
Emerging markets are offering interesting investment opportunities in terms of shopping centre development and existing assets, according to the latest Global ViewPoint released by CBRE. It suggests...
View Article‘UK shopping centre investment 2013 to achieve £4bn’
Encouraged by tentative signs of improved occupational conditions, Knight Frank said it continued to see a diverse range of buyers in the market and expected current momentum to continue for the rest...
View ArticleEdinburgh Q3 office take up at highest level since 2008
CKD Galbraith reports significant signs of improvement in the commercial office sector as Edinburgh sees its strongest quarterly uptake in office space since the start of the recession in 2008. The...
View ArticleSpanish commercial property market begins to revive
The first half of 2013 brought encouraging signs of improved confidence in Spain’s commercial property sector, according to Knight Frank’s inaugural Spain Commercial Property Market Review. There was...
View ArticleCommercial rental growth revived
Improved occupier sentiment is driving increasing rental value growth, particularly within the Central London office and retail market, according to the latest Commercial Property Market Outlook from...
View ArticleCentral London offices outperform with 0.7% capital value growth in June
UK commercial property showed significant improvement in June, with total returns of 0.7% at the “All Property” level, delivering 1.9% over the second quarter of the year, according to CBRE’s latest UK...
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