Commercial property investors who are looking for good returns on their investments may be better off looking towards locations such as Leeds rather than London over the next four years, a recent report suggests. The regional markets offer investors... Read More
Demand for commercial property in the West Midlands is on the rise, with proximity to economic hubs such as Birmingham deemed highly desirable for expanding firms. Furthermore, local financial powerhouses such as JCB and Jaguar Land Rover have invested... Read More
A multi-billion pound pension fund has set aside £50m for commercial property development on the west coast of Scotland. Strathclyde Pension Fund — which has an estimated £14bn under management on behalf of more than 200 employers and 200,000 public... Read More
In what it describes as an exclusive, the Daily Star reports that three high-profile Premier League figures face a HMRC probe into a multi-million pound property scheme. The newspaper claims that Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney,... Read More
Deepening cracks in China's housing market mean the country's major investors are looking elsewhere for new opportunities. Property investment has slowed down as bank funding tightens up. It accounted for around 12 per cent of China's gross domestic... Read More
Shopping centres have become key acquisitions for large investment portfolios, with a growing number of retailers seeking to expand reducing vacancy rates and raising returns throughout the country. This has seen demand for shopping centre assets in the UK... Read More
Tokyo's commercial property market topped an ongoing survey of the world's major cities in the first quarter of 2014, according to Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). A surge in international interest led to total commercial property transactions in the city... Read More
A Midland’s development company has rounded off a three-month, multi-million pound investment spree by acquiring a redundant Birmingham city centre office block. Seven Capital has bought Britannia House — a 60,000sq ft office and retail property on... Read More
MEPC — a division of Hermes Real Estate — is shedding three of its seven business parks to allow it to pump at least £400m into Britain’s fast-growing science and technology sectors. The three sites up for sale through commercial agents Jones... Read More
After increasing interest from international investors Bruntwood has sold Manchester’s 30-storey City Tower to asset manager Schroder for £132m — seven million above the regional landlord’s asking price. The sale of the 615,000 sq ft tower is... Read More
