Investment in Italy's industrial, retail, and office markets increased by 54 per cent during the first six months of 2013 compared to the amount invested last year, according to data released by Cushman & Wakefield. During this period, transactions... Read More
The price of farmland in the UK has hit record levels during the first six months of 2013. Prices have more than trebled in little under a decade, according to data contained in the RICS Rural Land Market Survey HI 2013. During the first six months of... Read More
London benefitted from almost half of Middle Eastern investment in European commercial property in the first half of 2013, according to CBRE. Buyers were drawn by its political stability and prospects for growth. Investors from the Middle East made up... Read More
UK Commercial Property Trust has announced its interim results for the half year ended June 30 2013, and has reported that its net profit was £18.0 million. In the same period last year, the Guernsey based trust lost £4.42 million. Earnings per share... Read More
Blackstone has sold its 50 per cent stake in Broadgate, the office and retail complex, at the heart of the City. The £1.7 billion sale comes four years after the US private equity firm paid £1.07 billion to buy its share from British Land. The identity of... Read More
Investors are being urged to add commercial property to their portfolios as strong returns make it an increasingly attractive asset class. According to the FT the improving economic outlook is persuading many investors - including a rising number of... Read More
A new survey by Savills reveals that the pace of recovery in the commercial property market increased sharply last month. The Total Commercial Development Activity Index, which monitors the overall performance of the UK’s commercial property... Read More
The new owners of the Lloyd’s Building are facing the prospect of losing their blue chip tenant after it emerged that Lloyd’s of London may quit the property due to rising maintenance costs. The insurance institution has been the sole tenant of the... Read More
The increasing stability of the UK economy has attracted a raft of international investors to the country, with London fast becoming the most sought-after investment location in the world. Yet while players from many different countries now have a stake in... Read More
Japan's public pension fund is the largest pool in the world and with huge amounts of capital to work with, it may start buying real estate in a bid to boost returns. This move could pour tens of billions of dollars into international centers like London and... Read More
