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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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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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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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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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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 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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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.
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More than £1bn of industrial assets went under offer during Q2 2026, according to new data from Savills.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The profile of investment in the UK has undergone a significant shift in the decade since the Brexit referendum, according to legal tech provider Search Acumen. By analysing historical inward foreign direct investment (FDI) datasets from the Office for National Statistics, the firm assessed annual European investment flows into the UK between 2006 and 2025.
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Corporate distress across Europe increased during the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest Weil European Distress Index (WEDI).
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Investment in the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector totalled around £3bn in H1 in the second-strongest half year on record, with student accommodation investment surging by 77%, according to new data from JLL.
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The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that up to 755,000 new construction workers could be needed to deliver 1.5 million homes and associated infrastructure works by 2030.
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London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan’s Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) has missed its revised delivery targets by around a fifth (19.5%) as housebuilding across the capital continues to struggle.
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