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GVA Grimley |
London, United Kingdom
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11 Jan 2010 |
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The first London Plan was predicated on a series of major transport proposals to help ensure the future success of London as a business centre, liveable city and tourist destination. This included Crossrail, the London Underground Upgrade, Thameslink and East London Line.
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CB Richard Ellis |
United Kingdom
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30 Apr 2007 |
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The CB Richard Ellis Rent and Yield Monitor comprises the Rent Index and Average Yield series. These data series are compiled using the market method of construction. They take into account open market rental values and yields as they apply to a representative sample of locations. This method effectively appraises new lettings and is not constrained by the need for comparative transactions required to value an individual property. Hence, the Rent and Yield Monitor provides a current view of the market and is best used for indicating market pressures.
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Knight Frank |
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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24 Jan 2008 |
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Prime office rents currently stand at £24.50 per sq ft, having increased by an impressive 14% during 2007, while quoting rents on new developments are as high as £28.00 per sq ft.
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Knight Frank |
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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16 Jul 2009 |
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Although Aberdeen will not be immune to the current economic downturn, economic output in the city is forecast at a higher level than Scotland as whole over the next five years. As elsewhere, investment activity was subdued in 2008, with just four deals taking place in excess of 10,000 sq ft. Investment activity will remain limited in 2009 and focused on the fundamentals of location, sound covenant and tenure.
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Knight Frank |
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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18 Feb 2010 |
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Aberdeen’s office market saw very low levels of occupational activity in 2009, with only four transactions in excess of 10,000 sq ft. Annual take-up was just 262,400 sq ft, 30% below the city’s medium-term average.
Despite the downturn in letting activity, and in contrast to other major regional cities, rents have held up well. The city’s prime headline office rent has been reconfirmed at £30.00 per sq ft and the discount from headline to net effective rents, which is an average of 20% in other regional markets, equates to only 5% in Aberdeen city centre.
Investment transaction volumes have also been low in the last year. However, the December sale of the slightly off-pitch BBC Scotland premises at a net initial yield of 6.47% indicates that prime office yields have moved in notably in recent months, and are currently estimated at 6.25%.
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Knight Frank |
United Kingdom
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09 Sep 2009 |
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The affordable housing sector has not escaped the recession and credit drought that have turned the UK housing market upside down over the past two years.
Despite lower house prices, affordability is still a serious issue. When we consider the availability of mortgage finance, the housing market is arguably more unaffordable and inaccessible for new entrants now than at the 2007 market peak.
How we deliver affordable housing in the future will be very different from how we did in the past – the nature of grant aid, products and tenure range are all undergoing review. This is a critical period for setting policy for the next decade.
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GVA Grimley |
United Kingdom
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04 Jun 2007 |
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This research bulletin provides an overview of the key property trends associated with the largest UK airports. A summary analysis on each of the airports is provided. The particular aspects examined for each airport include the following: growth in passenger numbers, growth in freight, take-up of office and industrial floorspace in the off-airport markets, the supply picture for floorspace.
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Colliers CRE |
United Kingdom
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20 Nov 2008 |
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Commercial property accounts for over 40% of the energy consumed in Britain with more than 17% of the total used by retailers and shopping centres. This huge figure has highlighted the need for the industry to address its impact on climate change.
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Colliers CRE |
United Kingdom
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26 Feb 2009 |
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Colliers CRE held its annual economics and forecasting briefing on 24 February 2009 with a seminar from renowned economist and journalist, Anatole Kaletsky. Here is a summary of his presentation.
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Jones Lang LaSalle |
United Kingdom
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24 Apr 2009 |
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Whilst ARAS secondary yields rose by 61 basis points to 9.61%, prime yields moved in by 27 basis points to 5.65% in Q1 2009.
The number of properties sold in the auction room fell to 249, a 37% drop compared to Q1 2008.
The retail sector accounted for over 43% of all transactions.
Over the three months to March 2009, prices in the auction room stabilised with the ARAS Retail Property Price Index (RPPI) falling by only 2% compared to the 8.8% fall in IPD unit shop capital values.
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Jones Lang LaSalle |
United Kingdom
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22 Jul 2009 |
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Good quality product with long leases (10-14 years) continues to attract private investors with yields falling by 41 basis points to 6.75% compared to Q1 2009.
The number of properties offered in the auction room over this quarter totalled 276, a 58% decline compared to Q2 2008.
The total sum realised in auctions over this quarter was £100m, a 47% drop compared to the same period last year. This figure was also 14% below the level recorded in Q1 2009.
The retail sector accounted for over 60% of all transactions.
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Jones Lang LaSalle |
United Kingdom
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20 Oct 2009 |
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Sale rates across the commercial auction houses improved to nearly 80%, the highest sale rate since Q1 2007.
The number of properties offered in the auction room over this quarter totalled 411, a 42% increase compared to Q3 2008.
The total sum realised in auctions over this quarter was £171m more than double when compared to the same period last year. The retail sector accounted for over 50% of all properties sold across the major commercial auction houses.
The number of large lot sizes (£1- £2m) sold in Q3 2009 increased by 178% to 61 properties compared to 22 properties in Q3 2008, emphasising the weight of money that is in the market at this point in time.
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