Prime retail occupier markets deteriorated during the final quarter of 2011, says CBRE, but there was no downturn at the headline All Property level, as industrial and office markets continued to improve. The firm’s UK Prime Rent and Yield Monitor ... Read more
Commercial property markets in the UK during December followed the pattern seen in previous months, with total returns of 0.5% and no overall change in capital values, says CBRE. CBRE’s Monthly Index for December shows that total returns for the ... Read more
Take-up of office space in Central London during November was higher than in any other month in 2011, as leasing activity bounced back after a weaker October, says CBRE. Take-up reached 1.1m sq ft in November, up 80% from the previous month. The ... Read more
CBRE’s latest Monthly index shows that UK commercial property values were flat during November, after seven months in a row of incremental capital value increases. Overall total returns were 0.4% for November, down from 0.6% in October. Year-to-date ... Read more
Total returns from UK commercial property across all markets so far this year have reached 7.1%, with capital growth of 2.0%. For October, total returns were 0.6% (as in September) following another strong performance from Central London offices in ... Read more
CBRE has issued updates on several key regional office markets. It says take-up of city-centre offices in Birmingham reached 169,183 sq ft in Q3, which was 7% more than in Q2 but down 27% from Q3 2010. The total of available office space has declined ... Read more
Prime rents and yields for UK commercial property remained stable during the third quarter compared with Q2, despite the economic uncertainty across Europe, says CBRE. There were some changes by sector, however, particularly within retail, with shop ... Read more
Leasing activity in the market for Central London office space continued to rise in September, says CBRE, with take-up reaching 1m sq ft and taking the total for the third quarter to 2.7m sq ft as a result – the highest quarterly total of the year so ... Read more
UK commercial property values grew slightly during September, says CBRE in its latest Monthly Index report. Total returns for All Property rose 0.6% after a 0.5% increase in August, while capital values edged up 0.1% after a slight dip the previous ... Read more
Despite the cautious market environment, CBRE says UK funds are still keen to invest in the South East office sector and are expected to bid aggressively for good-quality properties during the final quarter of 2011. The firm says it has seen more ... Read more
