The pressures on retailers to reduce their supply chain costs and the changes in consumer markets are having an effect on their floorspace requirements when it comes to logistics property, as shown by a new survey of supply chain professionals ... Read more
New data from the Local Data Company highlights the regional differences in shop vacancies across the UK, with the average vacancy rate for London and the South at 12.7% while Wales, the Midlands and the North have an average of 18.5%, and Scotland ... Read more
Axa is to invest nearly £320m into the development of a new office property in King's Cross, according to the Times. The paper reports that Axa Real Estate has agreed to forward-fund the construction of the 11 storeys of office space at King's ... Read more
Prime Central London retail areas have continued to thrive despite the economic gloom elsewhere, says Cushman & Wakefield, with record levels of retail space changing hands on two key streets. The firm’s research shows that 13 transactions ... Read more
Prices for office space in the City of London fell in July for the second consecutive month, says the IPD, despite the interest of overseas buyers – and this may indicate that values in the sector are past their peak. The IPD’s UK monthly property ... Read more
Savills’ latest research into investment in property in the West End of London indicates that the total volume of deals done during the first half of this year totalled £2.7bn. May and June were “somewhat sluggish” in terms of turnover, in contrast ... Read more
Knight Frank says there may be more activity in the UK shopping centre market from September as there is a considerable weight of money focused on this sector. The second quarter saw modest levels of activity, with a notable trend being the ... Read more
As the Olympics gets under way with the opening ceremony in London tonight, you can check out the various venues that will be used during and after the Games with information from Jones Lang LaSalle’s legacy map. After the Olympic and Paralympic ... Read more
The British Retail Consortium’s latest survey of retail employment in the UK together with Bond Pearce shows that the number of retail premises in the UK has fallen for the first time since the record began in 2008. The 0.5% decline in the number of ... Read more
Great Capital Partnership, the joint venture between Great Portland Estates and Capital & Counties, has sold the Jermyn Street estate in SW1 to Great Portland. The price was £60m for the half that Great Portland does not already own, valuing the ... Read more
