Tag: London



New UK Hotels Market Index Launched by Colliers

New UK hotels market index launched by Colliers
Posted on 30 March, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments, Industry News

The Hotel team of Colliers International has now launched its inaugural UK Hotels Market Index, which has analysed 36 locations across the UK in order to find out the ‘hot spots’ for development and acquisition. Hotel in Cardiff Bay There are nine... Read More

London’s West End Named Top Retail Destination in Europe

London’s West End Named Top Retail Destination in Europe
Posted on 16 March, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

A new 2016 Global Retail Destination Index launched today at MIPIM, has revealed London as top retail destination in Europe. Created by New West End Company and commissioned with Savills, the “Window to the world” report has ranked London’s West... Read More

Strong Return from Investments in London During 2015

Strong return from investments in London 2015
Posted on 4 March, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

During 2015, growth in commercial property rents across London resulted in a total return of 18.1% from investments in the capital, according to the London Markets Analysis report by Levy Real Estate and MSCI. The report, which analysed over £30bn of... Read More

China’s Capital Flow into UK Commercial Property to Exceed 2015 Levels

China’s Capital Flow into UK Commercial Property to Exceed 2015 Levels
Posted on 2 February, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Commercial Developments, Economy, Industry News

With a fairly stagnant investment flow in the summer last year due to the volatility of the Chinese financial market, Chinese investors returned to London in Q4 2015 with a total of £900 million within the capital and £1.4 billion outside it. This interest... Read More

Top Central London High Street Stores See 9% Rents Jump in Q4

Top Central London High Street Stores See 9% Rents Jump in Q4
Posted on 28 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

The latest Prime Rents and Yields Monitor from CBRE shows that prime Central London shops saw rents increase by 9.0% in the fourth quarter, which is the fastest growth in the sector since 1988. Throughout the whole of 2015, rents in the capital's... Read More

Strong Demand in all Commercial Sectors Says RICS Survey

Strong Demand in all Commercial Sectors
Posted on 26 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

Investment opportunities still remain strong across all sectors and UK commercial property is seen as a "safe haven" for investors despite rise in macro concerns, according to RICS' Commercial Property Survey for Q4 2015. It reveals that businesses... Read More

A Positive 2016 For UK Office Market

A Positive 2016 For UK Office Market
Posted on 22 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Economy, Industry News

The UK office market in 2015 saw strong performance and is set to follow into 2016, according to reports. In 2015, there was a substantial demand in the British office market, mainly the sub markets such as London, Bristol, Manchester and... Read More

London Knocked Off Top 10 Spot for European Investment

London Knocked Off Top 10 Spot for European Investment
Posted on 14 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

With the ever increasing prices and a crunch in yields, London has missed out on being in the top 10 list for best cities in Europe for investment prospects for the first time in four years, coming in 15th place, according to reports by PwC and the Urban Land... Read More

Record Rental Value Helped 2015 Perform Strong for Investment

Record High Rental Value Helped 2015 Perform Strong for Investment
Posted on 12 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy, Industry News

With help from the highest rental value growth since 2008, the total return on investment from the UK commercial property sector at the end of 2015 was strong, reaching 14% along with December delivering returns of 1.1%, CBRE's latest Monthly Index reveals.... Read More

Cambridge Named Best Place for Growth in 2016

Cambridge Named Best Place for Growth in 2016
Posted on 11 January, 2016 by Chris Grigorovsky under Business News, Economy

Cambridge has been deemed the city with the best prospects for economic growth in the UK outside of London, says Lambert Smith Hampton's latest 'UK Vitality Index'. It reports that Cambridge knocked Guildford off the top spot as the destination that best... Read More