Continuing our look at DTZ’s latest research into regional office markets, the Edinburgh and Glasgow office markets have enjoyed a strong start to the year. Take-up of offices in Edinburgh city centre during Q1 reached 127,000 sq ft, which is the ... Read more
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
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
DTZ, which last week named John Forrester as its chief executive in the EMEA region, has poached Strutt & Parker partner James Renison to head its South East office agency, says Property Week. Mr. Renison has been appointed to replace Richard ... Read more
Relative investment prospects for commercial property in the UK improved during the final quarter of 2011, says DTZ, whose Fair Value Index score for the UK rose to 53 for Q4 2011 from 33 for the previous quarter. The firm has revised upwards its ... Read more
DTZ says more than 40% of UK commercial property could fail the new government energy standards encompassed in the Energy Act, which passed through Parliament last year. The new standards could have a significant impact on the value of these ... Read more
Take-up of industrial property across the UK during Q4 2011 reached 7.45m sq ft, says DTZ – the highest quarterly total for more than a year. The firm, now part of UGL Services, says that despite this high fourth-quarter figure, the total take-up for ... Read more
Some helpful advice for landlords of vacant commercial property this week, from DTZ. With the number of vacant properties on the rise amid the economic downturn, the firm has taken a look at how to reduce the risks associated with an empty commercial ... Read more
New research from DTZ has concluded that nearly 70% of UK office stock is poor-quality, secondary floorspace – Grade C. In contrast to what you might think, availability of this class of office stock is only 3.5%, much lower than for Grade A (12%) or ... Read more
The outlook for the UK commercial property market has become more challenging during the past quarter, says DTZ, with fewer attractive investment opportunities on offer. The firm’s Fair Value Index for the UK has fallen to 33 for the third quarter, ... Read more
