While our primary focus is the UK commercial property market we will occasionally carry international stories. In the Worldwide News category you can read articles exploring global market developments or looking at a particular overseas commercial property story that has caught our attention.
A number of multinational companies are choosing to establish offices in Perth. As a result, the Australian city is experiencing a wave of new construction in the CBD and suburban centres. There are both development opportunities and challenges as older... Read More
The Canadian-based Maplewood International Real Estate Investment Trust has confirmed it is buying four head office buildings in The Netherlands for a total of €55m. All four properties — with a total foorspace of 254,552sq ft — are occupied by... Read More
Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village, located in Green Point, Cape Town, has gone through a rapid regeneration due to the efforts of its managing agents Spire Property Management and owners Tower Property Fund. One of these changes is that a number of retail and... Read More
The Investa group has taken its second half-share in a prominent Sydney city centre office and retail development in as many months. Late last year the Investa Commercial Property Fund acquired a 50 per cent stake in the Glasshouse Retail Centre and an... Read More
Chinamex — one of China’s largest overseas trading companies — has appointed London-based property agents Cluttons as the leasing agent for its new multi-million dollar Dragon City retail project in Bahrain. Dragon City is a mirror of the Dubai... Read More
With much of Europe enjoying a revival the real estate market, Cyprus continues to decline with January property sales plunging by almost a quarter, according to the island’s Department of Lands and Surveys. With thousands of unsold properties,... Read More
Jones Lang LaSalle has launched its second real estate fund aimed at the Indian commercial property market and is hoping to attract at least Rs 600 crore from investors. The fund, to be managed by the property consultancy’s investment arm Segregated... Read More
A Texas design firm has found a new and lucrative way of using its award winning talents — by giving ugly 1980s office towers a cosmetic make-over. Dallas landmark Chase Tower was one of Staffelbach's recent refurbishment projects Dallas-based... Read More
Two Spanish property funds have launched a €900m fundraising drive — the biggest the country has ever seen — as more and more distressed real estate comes to the market. Six years into a property market slump, buyers are snapping up an... Read More
With property prices falling by 32 per cent since 2010, Greece has now reduced its tax on the sale of properties to just three per cent. Previously anyone buying a commercial or domestic property in Greece had to pay eight per cent on the first €20,000 of... Read More
The ups and downs of the international commercial property market are closely related to the global economy. However the picture is not always uniform. While demand can be low in one country it can outstrip supply in another.
In this category we report on these trends and the outlook for the occupier and investment markets in Europe, the Far East and elsewhere. We also cover individual commercial property stories from around the world.
These might be articles looking at office developments in global financial centres like New York, Paris and Frankfurt. Equally they could focus on worldwide retail, industrial or leisure developments. You will also find related human interest stories in this category.
