The retail market saw returns hit a five-year high during Q2 as consumer spending drives the resurgence in values. Returns jumped from 2.6% during Q1 to 4.3%, according to the latest IPD UK Quarterly Property Index. During the same period, capital values... Read More
Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties — China's biggest property developer —has announced its intentions to become the world’s largest and most influential real estate company by the end of 2014. The strategy, which many see as a... Read More
The international investment company Invesco has confirmed it is liquidating one of its property funds — effectively wiping out the investments of thousands of its clients. In a London Stock Exchange statement, the independent management company —... Read More
An acquisition hungry investment company has continued its acquisition spree by buying nine retail units for £17.4m — bringing its property spending since its March launch to almost £130m. Within days of opening its books Leicestershire-based... Read More
Chinese interest in the New Zealand property market been described as “unprecedented”by a real estate agency. Ray White Real Estate’s commercial arm says that over the past 12 months, over 50 per cent of its Auckland business has been generated... Read More
As prices in the London commercial property market in London continue to soar, investors are increasingly turning to the leading regional markets. One of the prime locations is Manchester, with investment managers at Schroders now actively seeking... Read More
Warwickshire developer IM Properties recorded a drop in profits of £6m for the financial year ended December 2013. The firm, which is known for developing large-scale distribution and logistics facilities, made pre-tax profits of £16.6m. The company... Read More
The Tour de France may have moved on to more familiar territory but Yorkshire’s two-day involvement in the event will attract property investment interest for years to come, according to one expert. Xavier Adam — whose company AMC Network UK is... Read More
JPMorgan Chase — the New York-based banking and financial services holding company — has set aside more than £3bn for the “opportunistic” purchase of distressed and lease-expired European property. The three-year campaign to buy up commercial... Read More
In the first six months of 2014, a total of €1.37 billion has been spent in the Irish commercial property market. This is more than during the same period in 2006 at the height of the boom when the figure stood at €1.09 billion. During the past six... Read More
