Savills is predicting a near-record level of investment in British shopping centres for the final three months of this year. The international real estate advisor claims that the 2015 transaction tally could well match last year’s £6.4bn. The firm... Read More
Staff at Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) are celebrating a new record for the property consultancy — after its Birmingham office clocked up one-million square feet of leasing instructions in single year. Richard Jones (right), head of retail and leisure at... Read More
Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has added to its growing Midlands retail team with the appointment of senior surveyor George Xydias. Richard Jones (right) welcomes George Xydias to Lambert Smith Hampton Hired to focus on the... Read More
According to research conducted by DTZ, the regional retail and industrial markets offer the best opportunities for commercial property investors - with Manchester topping the rankings. The firm's European Fair Value Index Q2 2015 report reveals that... Read More
The London office and UK retail markets continue to perform strongly, allowing British Land to enjoy a successful start to the financial year. In its first quarterly trading statement covering the three months to the end of June 2015, the firm says... Read More
Redefine International, the FTSE 250-listed real estate investment trust (REIT), has confirmed it has let 30,000 sq ft of space so far this year — leaving less than two per cent of its retail portfolio vacant. Redefine — which started life in... Read More
Capital & Regional, the UK focused Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has today issued a valuation update prior to the announcement of its half year results later in the summer, showing a rise in the valuation of its portfolio and a strong operational... Read More
Although spending has climbed steadily since the end of the recession, consumer confidence has remained relatively subdued due to a combination of weak pay growth and lingering fears over the economy. However, in June, consumer confidence took an... Read More
Ikea could soon be embarking on a search for high street property throughout the UK if a small format store experiment proves successful. The Swedish furniture chain is scheduled to open its first “order and collection” point in Norwich this... Read More
According to Colliers International, investment in UK retail property is on the increase, with more than £5bn of acquisitions by overseas investors forecast to take place by the end of the year, despite 'stubbornly high vacancy rates'. Colliers Midsummer... Read More
