The recovery in the commercial property market in Scotland lost a little pace during Q1 2010, although total returns were still strong at 5.5%, with capital growth of 3.8%, says CB Richard Ellis. The market is readjusting following unusually strong ... Read more
Leasing activity in the industrial property market has been boosted by a revival in the UK’s industrial output, says CB Richard Ellis. New research from the property consultancy says that the take-up of logistics property in Q1 2010 jumped to 4.5m ... Read more
Two Midlands property companies are to merge, creating a major player in the Birmingham property market. Property consultant Phoenix Beard is to join forces with agency and investment specialist GBR, to become known as GBR Phoenix Beard, with effect ... Read more
The rapid bounce-back in commercial property pricing at the end of last year has run its course, giving way to “more sedate” growth in recent months, says the IPD in its latest UK Monthly Index report. The 0.8% rise in capital values recorded for ... Read more
The UK has recently dominated the investment market in the industrial sector, and CB Richard Ellis clearly sees this as a key service area – it has completed its takeover of industrial property advisory specialists M3. M3, which was founded in ... Read more
There are some positive signs in the UK industrial property market, as prime rents are holding up and incentives for good-quality, well-located schemes are being withdrawn, says Cushman & Wakefield in its Q1 2010 update on the sector. While ... Read more
European commercial property group Segro this week said it was restarting its development programme in response to specific occupier demand “with a carefully selected number of pre-let developments”, as there was limited new supply coming on ... Read more
More from RICS today. The institute’s Commercial Property Survey for Q1 2010 says rental expectations for office space to let in central London have risen dramatically, as available space has declined for the second quarter in a row. RICS says ... Read more
Colliers CRE says its recent survey of 244 of the world’s major institutional and private investors shows that while much uncertainty still exists, “capital flows are showing signs of coming off the bottom and current investor sentiment indicates we ... Read more
London is leading the recovery in the commercial property market, says Cluttons in its latest research on the subject, but concerns persist regarding all but the very best stock. Cluttons says capital values have risen 11% since last July, but ... Read more
