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Distress among corporations across Europe eased in Q3 but remains above the long-run average, according to the latest Weil European Distress Index (WEDI).
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More than £7bn was invested in the single-family housing (SFH) market between 2020 and 2025, according to agency Knight Frank. And a significant amount of that – £2.6bn – was deployed last year alone.
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Office developers have strongly backed proposals to water down cycle parking requirements as new analysis reveals that the vast majority of indoor bike rack spaces are sitting empty every day.
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London's hedge funds and private equity firms are racing to secure prime offices in the West End as competition intensifies amid unprecedented levels of limited availability, according to a report from Knight Frank.
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If there is one thing property developers dislike, it is uncertainty. Buildings take years to conceive, plan, finance and construct, so knowing who is likely to occupy them when they finally open is rather useful.
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As I write, investment firm Peel Group’s takeover bid for listed developer Harworth is in full swing.
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REITs have been a feature of the UK property market for almost 20 years. However, major tax changes to their operation and qualification in 2022, followed by some more technical but important reforms in 2024, have made private REITs more accessible and attractive to institutional investors.
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French investors have acquired more than £100m worth of commercial assets in the Scottish city of Aberdeen since the start of 2025, according to Knight Frank analysis.
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Nearly two thirds of European office occupiers are planning to relocate over the next three years as workspace strategies adapt to changing needs and increasing competition for the best space, according to CBRE.
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The number of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds in the UK could increase by up to 23% if the current development pipeline is fully delivered, as the market enters a "more saturated" phase, according to new data from BONARD revealed by Property Week.
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Super-prime property agent Trevor Kearney went house-hunting in London recently with an Australian family who had more than £20,000 a month to spend on rent in the English capital.
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HMRC is targeting large property companies for up to £645m in additional tax over the 2025-26 financial year, up 40% on last year, Property Week can reveal.
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More than 5,000 miles separate Beverly Hills in California from the Irish capital, yet developer Kennedy Wilson, which is headquartered on the star-studded streets of Los Angeles, is taking a keen interest in the Dublin market.
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A sharp fall in new-build sales rates has left the smallest housebuilders in the country fighting for survival, Savills and the Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF) have warned.
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Office construction output fell by 20% in 2025 and has fallen further in 2026, adding to already acute supply shortages, a report from Barbour ABI has revealed.
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The adoption of AI technology across the construction and commercial property sectors has accelerated significantly over the past year, according to new research from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
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Demand for AI-ready data centre capacity is accelerating across Europe, with emerging AI infrastructure providers securing record levels of capacity in the first half of 2026, according to CBRE research.
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Space under offer across the central London office market has surged to its highest level since 2007, hitting 4.4m sq ft in Q2, according to Cushman & Wakefield's latest Marketbeat Central London Offices report.
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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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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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