Investors see London as a safe haven – Lambert Smith Hampton

Lambert Smith Hampton says investors in UK commercial property transacted a total of £8.06bn of deals during Q3, 22% more than in the previous quarter – despite the uncertain economic climate, and even though the third quarter is typically the ... Read more

Office take-up slips in Edinburgh, improves in Leeds – Jones Lang LaSalle

Occupier take-up of office space in Edinburgh reached 152,000 sq ft in the third quarter, which was 12% lower than the total a year earlier, says Jones Lang LaSalle. While Q3 take-up was consistent with the previous quarter, JLL says supply levels ... Read more

TMT driving West End office leasing, while City caution continues – Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield says the TMT sector is driving office leasing activity in London’s West End, accounting for more than a third of take-up in the third quarter of this year. Echoing recent research from CBRE, the firm says take-up in Central ... Read more

Thames Valley Grade A office supply down 12% year-on-year – Lambert Smith Hampton

Lambert Smith Hampton says its latest data on the market for available office property in the Thames Valley shows there is a shortage of Grade A stock across the region. Take-up of office property in the Thames Valley during the third quarter ... Read more

Central London occupiers reluctant to commit – Capita Symonds

The decline in take-up in central London office property is starting to look like a trend, says Capita Symonds, as occupiers remain reluctant to commit during the current uncertain economic climate. The firm’s latest review of the market for ... Read more

Incentives on Bristol offices to move in as Grade A space declines – Jones Lang LaSalle

There has been a steady stream of secondhand office space coming onto the Bristol market, but the volume of Grade A office space has continued to diminish. So says Jones Lang LaSalle, which says that occupiers in Bristol are becoming increasingly ... Read more