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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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UK big-box industrial take-up rose to 7.2m sq ft of grade-A space in Q3, the third consecutive quarter of growth and the highest level of activity since Q3 2022, according to a report from Avison Young.
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The UK healthcare property market is on track for a record annual deal volume of £12bn in 2025, according to a Knight Frank report.
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Across the UK, the Living Sector is raising the bar for modern rental accommodation — and raising new buildings to match.
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Momentum in the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector has continued to grow, with over £3bn invested in the first nine months of 2025, according to data from Knight Frank.
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For decades, the 10- or even 15-year lease was the foundation of the office market. It gave landlords certainty, provided investors with confidence and allowed occupiers to put down roots and shape a space as their own.
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Offices will shoulder the largest burden in making up the £2.17bn business rates shortfall created by Labour’s discounted multiplier for retail, hospitality and leisure (RHL), according to research from Cushman & Wakefield.
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New UK commercial real estate lending surged by 33% in the first half of 2025, reaching £22.3bn, according to the latest report from Bayes Business School.
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Almost 4,000 construction companies in England and Wales entered insolvency in the 12 months to August, with construction remaining the worst-hit of sectors, government figures show.
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It’s not often that the commercial property sector unites around a theme, but the rise of managed office spaces is one of these times. Managed offices can no longer be dismissed as a market fad. Instead, they are now recognised by increasing numbers of occupiers as a genuine, alternative way of using and maximising their office requirement.
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Shelving a project may seem frustrating, but what if the time it lays untouched strengthens the glue that binds it all together? Regeneration experts at the Regen 2025 conference in Liverpool emphasised the role of partnerships centred on trust and longevity in bringing forward complex projects across the UK.
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The government has confirmed which businesses will qualify for the new lower business rates multipliers for retail, hospitality and leisure properties, ahead of the next revaluation in April 2026.
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At the height of the Dutch tulip craze in 1636, a single tulip bulb was bought for 2,500 florins – or, as the bill stated, eight fat swine, 12 fat sheep, four tuns of beer, 1,000lb of cheese, a complete bed, a suit of clothes and a silver drinking cup, plus the change.
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Colliers’ living specialists say the UK’s rental markets are entering a new phase, shaped by regulatory change, affordability pressures and the rise of suburban and regional housing. The agency recently restructured its teams to bring development advisory, funding and living sectors under one umbrella.
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