Jones Lang LaSalle says around 3.6m sq ft of industrial floorspace was taken up in the Western Corridor (west London and the Thames Valley) during the second half of 2011, taking the total for last year to 6.1m sq ft – a jump of 45% over the 2010 ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle yesterday held its North West Breakfast seminar in Manchester where it issued predictions about the outlook for the UK economy, and the implications of its forecasts for the market for retail property in Manchester and the North ... Read more
Offices offered the strongest returns on investment during the first quarter of this year, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The firm’s Q1 2012 UK Property Index shows that the office sector produced the strongest returns for the quarter at 0.9%, followed by ... Read more
Activity in the market for office space for sale and to let in Central London has been held back so far this year by the ‘wait-and-see’ attitude among occupiers, says Jones Lang LaSalle. But the firm expects deal momentum to pick up in the second ... Read more
Despite a recent improvement in corporate sentiment, according to European Commission data, corporate occupiers of office space in the UK remain cautious and activity levels are still subdued, says Jones Lang LaSalle. But occupiers should be ready to ... Read more
Take-up of office space in the centre of Bristol and in the Clifton area last year was 22% below the five-year average, at 425,289 sq ft, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The stock of available office space in Bristol centre remains at around 16.5m sq ft, ... Read more
As meetings get under way for the second day of MIPIM, the market for retail property for sale and to let across Europe is in focus this morning. Jones Lang LaSalle has published a list of the top ten cross-border retail destinations in Europe, ... Read more
Occupier demand for ‘big box’ distribution and industrial units for sale and to let (Grade A properties of more than 100,000 sq ft) is likely to remain restrained in the first half of this year, given the economic outlook, says Jones Lang LaSalle. ... Read more
It will be a year of refurbishment rather than new development for regional UK markets for office space, says Jones Lang LaSalle. The firm says that just six offices schemes started speculatively last year across the six regional office markets it ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle is predicting that large-scale lease expiries or break clauses could threaten a recovery in the UK commercial property market, if occupiers take the opportunity to downsize. The Telegraph reports that JLL has calculated a total ... Read more
