The UK Green Building Council has today called for energy efficiency ratings to be mandatory for all commercial buildings in a drive to cut costs, encourage refurbishment and improve efficiency. The council says ratings on an A to G scale should be ... Read more
JLL’s latest South Wales Report notes that while rental growth for industrial property in the region is not expected during the next 12 months, the lack of new development means that the stock of available high-quality floorspace is shrinking, which ... Read more
As MIPIM continues, new research is coming thick and fast from the major property advisory companies. Cushman & Wakefield has published its giant Global Investment Atlas 2011, which forecasts that worldwide investment will rise just 5%-10% this ... Read more
CB Richard Ellis' latest research shows that transactions in European property investment market increased in size, on average, in Q4 2010, with 79 such deals of more than €100m completed during the final quarter of last year – the highest quarterly ... Read more
RICS has confirmed recent reports on the UK’s commercial property market in its latest Q4 2010 survey, noting that while sentiment is improving in the London office market, matters are very mixed elsewhere. The All Property net balance moved from ... Read more
The UK’s property markets now offer less attractive returns to investors, according to DTZ’s latest Fair Value report. The firm’s Fair Value Index for the UK came in at 33 for Q4 2010, compared with 48 in the third quarter of last year. DTZ says ... Read more
The results of January’s Monthly Index from CBRE show a continuation of last year’s trends, with central London outperforming the rest of the country. However, the gap between the capital and the rest of the UK narrowed last month, with Central ... Read more
In the final quarter of 2010, All Property total returns slowed to 2.2% from 2.4% the previous quarter, according to the Jones Lang LaSalle Quarterly Index. The firm noted that following a better performance by all sectors in December, capital value ... Read more
CBRE has published research further highlighting the strength of the office and retail markets in central London compared with weakness seen elsewhere. With concerns about consumer confidence persisting, it is no surprise that high-street shops ... Read more
Development activity in the commercial property market contracted again during December, says Savills. The firm’s latest monthly Commercial Development Activity index – a net balance monitoring the overall performance of the UK commercial property ... Read more
