Take-up of big-box logistics and industrial property in the UK is expected to be higher in the second half of 2012 after a decline during the first six months of the year. Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest research into this market indicates that occupier ... Read more
The pressures on retailers to reduce their supply chain costs and the changes in consumer markets are having an effect on their floorspace requirements when it comes to logistics property, as shown by a new survey of supply chain professionals ... Read more
The European market for available industrial units and logistics properties attracted strong investor interest during the second quarter, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The total transaction volumes of €2.2 billion recorded in Q2 2012 were up 56% from ... Read more
The summer lull in the City of London offices market meant that only 127,000 sq ft was taken up in July across 11 deals, says Jones Lang LaSalle. This is well below the monthly average of around 300,000 sq ft. So far this year 2.1m sq ft has been ... Read more
Take-up of office space in the West End of London was subdued during July, says Jones Lang LaSalle, with 102,00 sq ft let across 10 transactions. So far this year 1.4m sq ft has been let compared with 1.6m sq ft at the same point in 2011. Demand ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle has been considering trends in occupancy ratios for UK office space, and whether developers can recoup the costs of changing base building design through higher rents. Developers of office space, especially City of London ... Read more
Investment in the Central London offices market had reached £7.3bn by the end of H1 2012, up 24% year-on-year and driven by overseas investment of £5.1bn, Jones Lang LaSalle notes. In its latest research on the Central London market, the firm says ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle has revised down its forecasts for UK property for 2012, with All Property returns now at 2.0% compared with a historic average of 9.0%, as a sluggish economic recovery continues to take its toll on UK commercial property ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle’s recent research into the market for industrial units of below 100,000 sq ft shows that occupier demand remains fragile. Take-up of all industrial and logistics property fell 24% in Q1 2012 to 17.7m sq ft compared with the ... Read more
The gap between primary and secondary office property to let is set to widen this year, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The firm’s Q1 research into the UK office market highlights the continued rationalisation of portfolios by large occupiers and says that ... Read more
