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Bank lending to private developers has fallen by 25% from its pre-Covid peak in 2017, resulting in a £1bn funding shortfall, according to a report by MERA Investment Management, Property Week can reveal.
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The government has launched two new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for councils to utilise across the country in a bid to speed up planning decisions and free up local authority planning officers.
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UK commercial property investment has totalled £11.2bn in the year to date despite a subdued start to 2026, according to Colliers' latest report.
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Optimism bias often appears to be baked into the property industry. However, some negative headlines are impossible to ignore.
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In March, Knight Frank warned of an “impending care supply crisis” after forecasting that the UK’s elderly care market would, in the absence of a wave of new development, reach capacity by 2033.
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UK construction output contracted for the 17th consecutive month in May, reflecting the fastest pace of decline in six years, according to S&P's latest
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UK property fund outflows slowed to £15m in May, the lowest monthly level since June 2024, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone.
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Office occupiers are prioritising reconfiguration and tighter portfolio management over expansion this year, according to Irwin Mitchell.
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Commercial real estate investors are significantly widening their investment universe to encompass real assets, particularly energy infrastructure assets, according to research from Knight Frank.
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The number of listed REITs has shrunk amid a trend of consolidation in recent years, driven by a difficult market environment that has left many trading at significant discounts to net asset value (NAV).
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Overseas investment into UK commercial property slowed to £9.7bn in Q1 2026, almost 40% below the five-year Q1 average, according to the latest annual report from Real Estate:UK and CoStar Group.
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Research has warned that UK commercial real estate investors are already seeing significant valuation drops due to poor energy efficiency, which could threaten up to half of some portfolios within the next five years, according to a report from building consultant re:sustain, Property Week can reveal.
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Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has claimed "big is back" for London’s office occupiers, with demand for larger workspaces rising and total net office expansion at a six-year high of 3.84m sq ft in 2025.
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Commercial real estate intelligence provider Altus Group has reported a 0.7% rise in commercial property values across its pan-European valuation dataset in Q1 2026 – the seventh consecutive quarterly increase, according to Altus data seen exclusively by Property Week.
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A study by Knight Frank and the Westminster Property Association (WPA) has revealed that 3.8m sq ft of offices between Tottenham Court Road and Marble Arch could be unlettable by 2030 under planned energy regulations, posing a risk to Oxford Street's revitalisation plans.
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UK investors withdraw £21m from property funds in April but the pace slowed significantly, to just under half the average monthly redemption figure for the past year, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone.
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Debt funds are the “clear winners” in the fight for new UK commercial real estate (CRE) financing, according to the latest survey from Bayes Business School.
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Investment in the UK’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector hit £2.1bn during Q1 in a "capital-strong" start to the year, according to Knight Frank.
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Four out of five UK office landlords plan to increase their exposure to flexible workspace within the next three years, according to new research from Orega.
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Avison Young (AY) has warned of a "concerning" lack of new speculative schemes in the UK's big nine regional office markets, with annual development completions forecast to fall 48% against the long-term average.
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