Take-up of office space in Leeds during the first quarter was the highest for more than four years, says DTZ. In its latest research into regional office markets, DTZ says Leeds city-centre take up was 155,000 sq ft during Q1, and that this followed ... Read more
The latest research from the Local Data Company indicates that vacancy rates for retail premises have continued to rise as the challenges for retailers continue. The only major change seen in the first quarter of this year, the LDC says, is “the ... Read more
DTZ’s latest research into the market for office space in Central London has found that the West End offices market was the strongest during the first quarter, with occupiers in the retail sector boosting activity, while leasing activity in the ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle yesterday held its North West Breakfast seminar in Manchester where it issued predictions about the outlook for the UK economy, and the implications of its forecasts for the market for retail property in Manchester and the North ... Read more
The UK has been ranked as the top location in Europe for data centres, says new research from Cushman & Wakefield and hurleypalmerflatt. The Data Centre Risk Index 2012 report looks at the risks likely to affect the successful operation of data ... Read more
Offices offered the strongest returns on investment during the first quarter of this year, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The firm’s Q1 2012 UK Property Index shows that the office sector produced the strongest returns for the quarter at 0.9%, followed by ... Read more
Knight Frank predicted today that the market for office space within the M25 region will be driven over the next four years by companies upgrading to Grade A stock. At its annual M25 office market presentation at the Dorchester Hotel earlier today, ... Read more
The market for investment property in London was robust in the first quarter of 2012, says Cushman & Wakefield, with £3.6bn transacted – 42% more than in the final quarter of 2011. Lambert Smith Hampton, meanwhile, notes that the investment ... Read more
Specialist industrial property agency Gent Visick has advised AXA Real Estate Investment Managers in letting its 263,000 sq ft warehouse on the Redhouse Interchange estate to Next. The letting, the largest in Yorkshire since the Debenhams letting in ... Read more
The last three months have shown signs of returning confidence among occupiers of offices in London, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest research. The amount of office space in London under offer jumped by 16.3% in Q1 2012 from the previous ... Read more
