Record H1 for ‘golden triangle’ lettings as venture capital funding surges
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
12 / 08 / 2026
Leasing activity across the 'golden triangle' markets of London, Oxford and Cambridge totalled 151,182 sq ft in Q2, led by a surge in uptake in the capital, according to Knight Frank.
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Resi construction down 46% year on year, Glenigan reports
by Ciaran Nerval
12 / 08 / 2026
Residential construction starts across the UK fell 46% year on year in the three months to the end of July, according to data from insight and research company Glenigan.
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Flex and AI lead expansionary drive across global office leasing
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
11 / 08 / 2026
The majority of global prime office leasing deals were expansionary in H1 2026, including nearly four fifths of flex office deals and all major AI deals, according to data from Savills.
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Pan-European property values rise as resi sector leads growth
by Madeleine Knight
10 / 08 / 2026
Altus Group's pan-European property dataset reveals narrow positive valuation gains in the second quarter of 2026, with overall values up 0.3%, a slight pull-back from the 0.6% increase recorded in Q1 2026.
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London office take-up rebounded in Q2 2026
by Liz Hamson
10 / 08 / 2026
Take-up of office space in London rebounded to 2.81m sq ft in Q2 2026, 4% above the 10-year quarterly average and 19% higher than the previous quarter, according to Colliers’ latest Office Snapshots.
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Real estate markets resilient through first half of 2026, CBRE says
by Lewis Berrill
05 / 08 / 2026
UK real estate markets were resilient in the first half of 2026 despite a more challenging economic and geopolitical backdrop, according to CBRE's mid-year review.
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Shopping centre market set for strong H2 with £1.1bn under offer, Savills reports
by Lewis Berrill
04 / 08 / 2026
The UK shopping centre investment market is set for a strong second half of 2026, with deals for 17 centres worth a total £1.1bn under offer, according to Savills.
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BTR starts plummeted 79% in year to June, RE:UK reports
by Ciaran Nerval
03 / 08 / 2026
Build-to-rent (BTR) construction starts across the UK have fallen 79% in the year to June, according to research prepared by Savills for Real Estate:UK (RE:UK).
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Irish living sector investment could hit €1bn, Knight Frank finds
by Ciaran Nerval
29 / 07 / 2026
Investment in Ireland’s living sector is expected to hit between €800m (£685m) and €1bn (£857m) this year as global investor activity strengthens, according to Knight Frank.
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Ofgem proposes new fees for data centres to ease grid connection queues
by Lewis Berrill
29 / 07 / 2026
Data centre developments could be saddled with new fees for grid access under new proposals from energy regulator Ofgem as it seeks to ease connection queues.
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Prologis’s takeover of SEGRO could create ‘more dynamic’ REIT sector
by Lewis Berrill
29 / 07 / 2026
Prologis’s seismic takeover of SEGRO could be a catalyst for a “more dynamic” UK REIT market and bring more investment into the UK, according to analysts.
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Calum Russell, CEO of Covalt, talks about how rates bombshell hits flex offices
by Calum Russell
28 / 07 / 2026
Flexible office operators will be one of the biggest losers of former chancellor Rachel Reeves’ business rates changes, which have sent shockwaves across business models. With flex offices up and down the country potentially on the brink of closure, it is one of the most important structural changes that operators have faced in recent years.
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A total of £1bn of industrial real estate transactions are currently under offer, according to Savills.
by Lewis Berrill
27 / 07 / 2026
A total of £1bn of industrial real estate transactions are currently under offer, according to Savills.
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More than £1bn of industrial assets went under offer in Q2 2026
by BE News Team
27 / 07 / 2026
More than £1bn of industrial assets went under offer during Q2 2026, according to new data from Savills.
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AI firms continued to drive Central London office take-up in Q2 2026
by Simon Creasey
27 / 07 / 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) firms continued to snap up office space in Central London in Q2 2026, according to the latest data from CBRE.
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Dawn of the gigafactory
by Chris Pickering
22 / 07 / 2026
It can be hard to predict what the future will hold. But one thing we can say with relative certainty is that it’s going to involve a lot of batteries. Driven largely by the growth of electric vehicle (EV) sales, the global market for energy storage is projected to more than treble by 2030.
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Prologis bid for SEGRO boosts sector but housebuilders slump
by David Parsley
22 / 07 / 2026
The share prices of the 26 FTSE 100- and FTSE 250-listed property firms monitored quarterly by Property Week rose 8% in Q2 compared with the previous quarter, but were still down 13% on average year on year.
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Panattoni warns higher warehouse rates would hit consumers and growth
by Lewis Berrill
21 / 07 / 2026
Europe’s largest logistics developer has warned that new prime minster Andy Burnham’s plans to increase warehouse business rates risks “higher costs for consumers” and would damage growth.
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Housebuilder profit warnings hit 2008 levels, report finds
by Ciaran Nerval
21 / 07 / 2026
The number of UK FTSE-listed housebuilders that have issued profits warnings in H1 2026 has matched the peak seen during the 2008 financial crash, according to data from EY-Parthenon.
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Mayor unveils streamlined London Plan with 558,000-home target
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
16 / 07 / 2026
The new London Plan will aim to deliver 558,000 new homes by 2037, with the streamlined 20-year strategy pledging to make it easier to build affordable homes and drive economic growth.
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