Have you noticed that more and more companies are striking out of the 'norm' and making creative decisions that fundamentally change the tone in their workplace? If you’re keen to spice up your office by making it a more inspiring and stimulating ... Read more
The M25 office market is back on track, says Knight Frank, with take-up in the second quarter a “healthy” 623,000 sq ft, 17% above the five-year quarterly average. Emma Goodford, head of National Offices at Knight Frank, says the robust activity ... Read more
The market for office space in Leeds has continued to outperform a number of regional markets during Q2 2013, says the Leeds Office Agent's’ Forum (LOAF). Total city-centre take-up reached 203,145 sq ft in the second quarter across 23 transactions, ... Read more
An 11% increase in Grade C office space on the South Coast in the second quarter of 2013 has driven a 4.5% rise in overall availability in the region compared with Q1 to 1.88m sq ft, says Lambert Smith Hampton. Grade A and B office space only ... Read more
Take-up of office space in the West End reached 1.1m sq ft in Q2, says Knight Frank, which is a jump of 54% from the previous year and close to the long-term average of 1.2m sq ft. The figure was down 27% from Q1, but the first-quarter figure was ... Read more
Liverpool city centre could soon face an undersupply of Grade A office space, says GVA. Very few new and Grade A refurbishment schemes have been speculatively developed in recent years, and none are scheduled to start on site in the foreseeable ... Read more
The UK commercial property market improved significantly during June, with total returns at the All Property level of 0.7%, says CBRE. This takes total returns during the second quarter of 2013 to 1.9%. Capital values continued to grow, rising 0.2% ... Read more
Jones Lang LaSalle says businesses in London are increasingly prepared to invest for future growth, as indicated by the latest take-up figures for City office space. The firm says the second quarter of this year was the strongest quarter since Q1 ... Read more
The Central London offices market was active in the second quarter of this year, with take-up rising 32% above the previous quarter’s level according to new research from CBRE. The firm notes that there were three deals of more than 100,000 sq ft ... Read more
British Land has spent £470m on buying up most of the Paddington Central estate, a 1.2m sq ft office-led, mixed-use estate near Paddington Station in West London. The group says the investment “offers an attractive blend of income and capital return, ... Read more
