The optimistic fallout from last year's Commonwealth Games looks set to continue driving Scotland's property recovery for the rest of 2015 — with host city Glasgow tipped to put in a winning performance. Researched and published jointly by... Read More
Occupier demand for commercial property in Wales has risen across all sectors for the seventh consecutive quarter, according to figures in the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey. The figures show 38 per cent more Welsh surveyors reporting higher levels of... Read More
As regional areas around the UK continue to benefit from the upturn in the economic recovery, local authorities are keen to capitalise on developer interest as a means of driving growth in their local economies. This has seen Stockport Council grant planning... Read More
A new report from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) predicts average annual industry growth of 2.9 per cent until 2019. As a result, the next five years will see construction firms grow exponentially, with the CITB forecasting the... Read More
One of Yorkshire's most active property companies has revealed that it has more than £80m worth of office, retail and industrial projects across the north of England and Wales in its development pipeline. After an "excellent" 2014, Ilkley-based Opus... Read More
The Manchester Office Agents Forum (MOAF) has reported a total take-up of 439,000 sq ft in the Warrington area. There were a total of 102 transactions in 2014, representing a 16 per cent increase on 2013 figures and an overall increase of 11 per... Read More
Last week, London First released research showing that only half of the 50,000 new homes required each year to support the city’s growing population are being constructed. While chairman of the policy and resources committee of the City of London... Read More
Absorption of office space in India rose by close to 10 per cent in 2014 to over 33 million sq ft. This figure is indicative of confidence in the commercial property market, and the belief that growth is likely to continue this year, according to a report... Read More
According to the 2014 International Construction Costs Report, the cost of construction within Central London is the highest in the world. Construction consultant Arcadis has compared building costs in a total of 43 countries and discovered that the... Read More
Global commercial real estate transaction volumes hit record levels in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to JLL. Volumes in the final quarter reached $218 billion, which brought the preliminary volumes for the year to $700 billion, 28 per cent... Read More
