London & Stamford, which together with a Middle Eastern partner owns half of the Meadowhall shopping centre near Sheffield, is to put its stake in the mall on the market with a price tag of more than £1.6bn, according to the Sunday Times. The ... Read more
Commercial property markets in the UK during December followed the pattern seen in previous months, with total returns of 0.5% and no overall change in capital values, says CBRE. CBRE’s Monthly Index for December shows that total returns for the ... Read more
Cushman & Wakefield says investors continued to view the Central London commercial property market as a safe haven in 2011, with total investment volumes for this market reaching £10.9bn for the year, up from £9.9bn in 2010. With returns from ... Read more
“A pocket of firm, steady growth in an otherwise confused picture”. So says Savills, describing the Central London retail market, which it says remains one of the most resilient markets of its type against a background of economic turbulence. The ... Read more
The IPD has added its significant voice to recent reports indicating a slowdown in the UK commercial property market. The company’s UK Monthly Index has recorded a total return of 0.5% for November, entirely due to income return. The slight ... Read more
CBRE’s latest Monthly index shows that UK commercial property values were flat during November, after seven months in a row of incremental capital value increases. Overall total returns were 0.4% for November, down from 0.6% in October. Year-to-date ... Read more
Capital Shopping Centres yesterday announced it has submitted a planning application to extend the Lakeside shopping centre in Thurrock, in a £180m scheme that would add 325,000 sq ft to the centre, increasing its size by nearly a third. The ... Read more
The supply of investment property has increased, but finance has if anything become even harder to obtain, says Cushman & Wakefield in its latest report on the UK property investment market. Some sellers of investment property emerged during ... Read more
The outlook for the UK commercial property market has become more challenging during the past quarter, says DTZ, with fewer attractive investment opportunities on offer. The firm’s Fair Value Index for the UK has fallen to 33 for the third quarter, ... Read more
While it is important to be aware of national and international trends in the property market, it is also vital to be in constant dialogue with your tenants in order to detect early warning signs of a failing tenant, says Liz Steele, associate ... Read more
