For the third month in a row, UK commercial property total returns were 0.2% in September, according to the latest Monthly Index from CBRE. The firm says the overall total returns figure was again boosted by Central London office property, which ... Read more
The future of retail involves bricks and mortar as well as online sales, says CBRE. Multichannel retailing – where retailers use a variety of ways to do business with consumers, including in-store, online via computer and mobile apps – is set to ... Read more
Capital values for UK commercial property dipped by 0.3% in August, says CBRE, with total returns mirroring July’s performance at 0.2%. The firm’s latest Monthly Index shows that Central London property markets have continued to lead the way with ... Read more
In the final part of our look at CBRE’s research into regional office markets during H1, we turn to Birmingham, where take-up recovered slightly in the second quarter after “one of the most challenging quarters for take-up on record” in Q1. ... Read more
In our second look at CBRE’s research into regional office markets, we start with Manchester, where take-up of office space at the end of the first half of this year was 296,000 sq ft, which is 21% below the long-term half-year average, CBRE says. ... Read more
CBRE has remarked in its review of UK regional offices markets in the first half of this year that the pattern of activity on a city-by-city basis has been “more varied than at any point in the recent past”. In our first look at this research we ... Read more
Take-up of office space in the Thames Valley and M25 region in the first half of 2012 reached 1.05m sq ft, says CBRE, 37% below the figure for the previous six months but on a par with total take-up in the first half of 2011. Take-up in the second ... Read more
The grocery outlet market is the exception to the retail rule at the moment, says CBRE, with the surge in grocery shop development activity showing no signs of slowing despite the uncertain economic environment. Grocery floorspace in the pipeline has ... Read more
There was a slight improvement overall in UK commercial property performance last month, says CBRE, whose Monthly Index shows a 0.5% fall in values during June after a 0.6% decline in May. This has helped to flatten the overall total return figure in ... Read more
Leasing activity for Central London offices picked up sharply in May but was still below the long-term average, says CBRE in its latest overview of the sector. Take-up of office space in Central London last month totalled 811,000 sq ft, a jump of 96% ... Read more
