Ahead of the inauguration on Thursday of The Shard, speculation is building as to the identity of the first tenant of the available office space in this, the newest and tallest building in London. The Telegraph has quoted Irvine Sellar, chairman of ... Read more
The market for investment property in London was robust in the first quarter of 2012, says Cushman & Wakefield, with £3.6bn transacted – 42% more than in the final quarter of 2011. Lambert Smith Hampton, meanwhile, notes that the investment ... Read more
The last three months have shown signs of returning confidence among occupiers of offices in London, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s latest research. The amount of office space in London under offer jumped by 16.3% in Q1 2012 from the previous ... Read more
New research from CBRE indicates that London is the world’s top destination for international retail businesses. The firm looked at 326 of the world’s top retailers across more than 200 cities and found that London attracted more than half of all the ... Read more
Which parts of London will change the most over the next decade, and what will influence that change? New research from GVA and Centre for Cities has sought to answer these questions, considering the public policy drivers of property market change ... 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
Cushman & Wakefield has today announced the appointments of Digby Flower and Andrew Parker from CBRE. Digby Flower, who joins C&W as a partner and head of London markets, has been at CBRE for the past 17 years and was on CBRE’s Central ... Read more
As market uncertainty is driving a risk-averse and cautious approach from occupiers, developers of office space in London face a significant challenge in securing tenants and beginning projects, says building consultancy EC Harris. While there is ... Read more
Knight Frank’s annual Central London breakfast, held earlier this week, suggests that ‘Silicon London’ may be gaining in popularity. While take-up of Central London office space fell 27% in 2011, to 10.7m sq ft, demand from the technology sector ... Read more
The prices being asked for office space in Central London have peaked, says Lambert Smith Hampton, and we are in for a period of consolidation. The firm’s quarterly research into UK Investment Transactions shows that for the fourth quarter of 2011, ... Read more
