GVA expects shortages of prime property to become an increasing feature in the UK market, despite the slow nature of the economic upturn. Development levels were already low before the recession and are unlikely to increase quickly, given the ... Read more
Amid the rash of property company results this week, Property Week has today reported the collapse of Parkridge Holdings – John Cutts’ property company, which is being described as the largest casualty in the property industry since Lehman Brothers ... Read more
DTZ says prime UK property now offers better value for investors than in the first quarter of 2011, with its Fair Value Index score rising to 50 for Q2 2011, from 28 in Q1 2011. The firm says the improved score reflects the fall in UK bond yields ... Read more
The Financial Times reports today that the developers of One Hyde Park have sold the Rolex flagship retail unit sited beneath the luxury apartments there, to Grigory Guselnikov, a Russian investor, on behalf of the newly formed Williston Properties ... Read more
Income returns from UK property “are looking ever more attractive to a raft of income-hungry investors,” says Cushman & Wakefield in its August Marketbeat report, as they remain around the 7.0% level compared with 10-year bond yields of less than ... Read more
The latest Monthly Index from CBRE shows that July was another relatively static month, with All Property values up 0.1% after the 0.2% increase in June. This minor improvement was made thanks to a small downward movement in the equivalent yield, ... Read more
Logistics occupiers are being driven to consider design-and-build opportunities as the supply of buildings shrinks, says CBRE in its H1 2011 UK Industrial Market View. The firm says there are currently only two properties of more than 500,000 sq ft ... Read more
June was a largely flat month for UK commercial property markets, according to the Monthly Index from CBRE. The overall capital growth of 0.2% and total returns of 0.7% last month were in line with those recorded in May, and most sub-markets in June ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle says industrial occupiers across the EMEA region are continuing to grow in confidence, which is starting to lead to new flows of corporate investment. The firm says occupiers are still mainly focused on space upgrades and network ... Read more
The market for available office space in Central London continued to outperform the rest of the UK’s commercial property markets during May, says CB Richard Ellis. The firm’s Monthly Index for May shows Central London offices produced total returns ... Read more
