JLL says it may feel as though the offices market in the City of London took a small step backwards at the start of this year, after such a strong final quarter of 2010. But leasing activity has merely returned to average levels, it says. The firm ... Read more
As the market buzzes with reports that King Sturge and Jones Lang LaSalle are in merger talks, today we take a look at King Sturge’s latest research into the offices sector. Its survey of occupier trends across the UK during the first quarter of 2011 ... Read more
JLL says last year saw the return of the “off-plan” transaction in Bristol’s city centre, with Simply Health acquiring 53,000 sq ft at Redland House after the developer purchase of the building by Stoford, and with 25,000 sq ft under offer at Crest’s ... Read more
JLL says the foundations have been laid for a better than expected year for the market for Thames Valley office space, after a strong start to 2011. Take-up in the first quarter totalled 409,000 sq ft, which was 28% more than in the previous quarter ... Read more
Today, the last part of our look at JLL’s South Wales Report for 2011. The market for available office space in South Wales did not have an easy time last year, with occupier uncertainty and limited activity throughout the region. Despite the ... Read more
More from JLL on its research into the South Wales property markets – today we look at its comments on the retail sector. The firm says the mixed messages in the retail sector – with some retailers reporting record results while others announce store ... 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
The market for available office space in the Thames Valley region last year recorded its best annual take-up since 2007, says JLL. After an exceptionally active third quarter, take-up for 2010 reached 1.9m sq ft, which is 16% above the five-year ... Read more
In the last of our series looking at some of JLL’s property predictions for 2011, Charles Miller says times are expected to get tougher for retailers this year given the VAT increase, rising inflation, and the public-sector spending cuts (and ... Read more
Despite a good take-up level for office space during Q3 2010, JLL has reported concern about future demand in its review of the Office Occupier Trends for the third quarter. After a promising start to the year, enquiries for UK office space continued ... Read more
