Business Rates Relief: Do You Qualify?
If the rateable value of your commercial property is less than £18,000 (or £25,000 in Greater London), you should definitely consider applying for business rates relief. Small businesses are...
View Article‘Tax on empty properties crippling recovery agenda’
More than 90% of surveyors believe that charges placed on shops and offices are "significantly detrimental" to the recovery of the nation's town centres. Over half also believe that charges are even a...
View Article‘EU green tape threatens UK property
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) proposals emerging from Brussels threaten to frustrate UK property development and investment, the British Property Federation has warned. The new EIA proposals...
View ArticleTech and telecoms take-up outstrips banking and finance
For the first time, take-up by technology and telecoms (T&T) companies has exceeded that of banking and finance companies across Europe, according to research by CBRE. Data from the first half of...
View ArticleProperty boom loans ‘coming home to roost’
Debt held against UK commercial property fell 4.3% to £204.1billion during the first half of 2012 supported by a £12billion reduction in the outstanding value of high loan-to-value legacy debt, the...
View Article‘Commercial property market to bottom out in 2013′
The decline in value of commercial property will bottom out in 2013 and the latter half of the year will be marked by rising values, according to the Real Estate Predictions report from Deloitte....
View ArticleSigns of resilience in prime European commercial rents and yields
While weak economic indicators from around much of Europe continue to affect market activity, CBRE’s quarterly survey of rents and yields for Q4 2012 showed a degree of resilience at the prime end of...
View Article70 per cent of London offices sold in 2012 went to foreign buyers
Knight Frank has unveiled its latest analysis and forecasts for the central London office market at the Dorchester Hotel. Key points were: Investment Market The central London office market saw its...
View ArticleCommercial property returns forecast to improve
In the latest Fundamentals briefing, Legal & General Property's (LGP) Director of Research, Rob Martin, forecasts improved UK commercial property returns in 2013, with a continued polarisation...
View ArticleRetail investment to remain robust
Retailer demand will continue to be driven primarily by the structural changes being brought about by the internet, while the sluggish economic outlook will dampen overall activity, according to the...
View ArticleCentral London office take-up highest since end of 2010
Take-up of Central London office space in Q2 2013 increased by 32% when compared with the previous quarter, according to the latest research by global property consultancy CBRE. Three deals over...
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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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