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Demand from third-party logistics (3PL) providers continued to underpin the UK industrial market in the first half of 2025, accounting for 59% of all big-box take-up and 6m sq ft of grade-A space, Avison Young has reported.
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The UK needs to deploy "at least" 6GW of AI-capable data centre capacity by 2030 to remain competitive, a threefold increase in today's capacity, a government report has concluded.
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Planning permissions for residential improvements and extensions have fallen to their lowest level in a decade, according to the latest analysis by Savills.
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New data from Knight Frank reveals that hedge funds are currently hunting for 474,000 sq ft of office space in London – the highest active requirement figure since the firm began collecting data in 2019.
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The ‘Big Six’ regional office markets recorded a ‘robust performance’ in H1 2025, with combined take-up reaching 1.73m sq ft, according to the latest data from Savills.
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Prime UK headline industrial rents continued to rise in the first half of 2025, according to Colliers’ latest Industrial and Logistics Rents Map.
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The government has revealed its strategy to make the UK a global leader in life sciences through the launch of its new Life Sciences Sector Plan.
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Hybrid working has reshaped office demand, with many secondary offices now being converted into everything from student accommodation and hotels to laboratories and flats.
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Last week, Aquis Real Asset Market (Aram) launched within the Aquis Stock Exchange to provide a new tradeable marketplace for the securitisation of real assets.
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Out-of-town business parks account for almost 50% of office leasing activity that has taken place in the South East and Greater London markets over the past 12 months, according to new data from Knight Frank.
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The government’s decision to ban upwards-only rent reviews (UORR) in commercial leases has been met with surprise and criticism from across the property industry.
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Monthly construction output is estimated to have fallen by 0.6% in May following three consecutive periods of growth, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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The impact of climate change could lead to unpredictable shocks to the value of commercial real estate, as well as the availability and cost of buildings insurance, the Bank of England (BoE) has warned.
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Seven major housebuilders have offered to pay the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) a total of £100m following its probe into potential anti-competitive behaviour.
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UK commercial real estate capital values rose 0.2% in June, according to the latest CBRE UK Monthly Index, with rental values up 0.1% over the month and total returns standing at 0.6%.
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The number of REITs in breach of the special tax-exempt regime has nearly quadrupled over the past year, according to data analysis by international law firm BCLP.
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CBRE has revealed that total build-to-rent (BTR) investment volumes hit £1.9bn during the first half of this year, with a "significant pipeline of investment" pointing to a busy second half.
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The real estate sector has emerged as a focal point for UK public mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in recent months, according to Peel Hunt’s Takeover Trends report.
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For young people leaving home for the first time to attend university, navigating a new social world while studying and learning to live independently can be a daunting challenge – one that can take its toll on their mental health.
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The majority (82%) of real estate markets in Europe are underpriced, underscoring the "breadth of opportunity available to investors", according a report from Cushman & Wakefield.
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