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Construction activity across the UK continued to slow in Q3 amid economic uncertainty and regulatory challenges, according to new data from RICS.
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A CBRE report has forecast that London's flexible office market will grow from 12% of the capital's total office space to 20%, reaching 50m sq ft, by 2030.
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Westminster Property Association (WPA) chair and Grosvenor Property UK chief executive James Raynor has called on the government to give its "full-throated support" to London in the face of development viability challenges that threaten the capital's global competitiveness.
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Demand for bridging finance rose 5% in Q3 as gross lending reached £209.4m, up from £199.7m in the prior quarter, MT Finance has reported.
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Total construction output is estimated to have grown by 0.1% in Q3 2025, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Europe’s data centre market is moving through a period of extraordinary expansion. Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital transformation are driving demand at a pace not seen before in real estate. Europe’s data centre capacity will almost double by 2030, reaching a value of around £72bn. The UK government has pledged to triple capacity by the end of the decade.
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Investment activity in the purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector hit a record high in Q3 2025, according to Knight Frank’s latest UK Student Accommodation Outlook report.
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Global demand for sustainable buildings is stalling amid a slowdown in sustainability progress across the built environment, a new report from RICS has revealed.
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Property funds experienced outflows of £79m in October, the second consecutive month of elevated outflows, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone.
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Over the past decade, investors have committed nearly £50bn to UK purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), underscoring the sector's appeal and resilience, according to a report from Knight Frank.
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European property values were up for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q3, with a 0.6% rise, according to Altus Group’s Pan-European Valuation Dataset report.
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The Bank of England’s decision to hold the base rate at 4% is set to provide some stability but will do little to stimulate the property market, according to industry experts.
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It was a tough third quarter for UK-listed property stocks as a combination of macroeconomic factors hit sectors across real estate. However, while commercial stocks suffered, it was housebuilders that stood out among the poorest performers, with concerns over the residential market continuing to drag on the sector.
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Over four fifths of data centre and construction experts surveyed for research by Turner & Townsend have warned that local supply chains are not well prepared to support the rising push for AI data centres.
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Last week was a significant one for the UK’s care home sector. US healthcare property investor Welltower acquired the portfolio of UK-based Barchester Healthcare in a landmark £5.2bn deal, touted by agents as the world’s largest-ever care home transaction.
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Capital flowing into real estate is currently favouring the ‘debt route’, which offers better risk and return prospects compared with equity, a new report from PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) has revealed.
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The UK logistics sector has seen a 6% increase in occupier demand in Q3 compared with the same period last year, according to a report by advisory firm Newmark.
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UK and Ireland commercial real estate (CRE) transactions have grown 3% in volume to €13.1bn (£11.5bn) in Q3, compared with €12.7m (£11.2bn) last year, according to MSCI.
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Office take-up across the UK’s 'big six' regional cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester fell just short of 1m sq ft in the third quarter, with activity so far this year on par with the five-year average.
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Both investor and occupier sentiment turned negative in Q3, with fears over the upcoming Autumn Budget delaying decisions and dampening market activity, RICS’ latest commercial property monitor has found.
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