European corporate distress rises as recovery stalls, Weil report finds
by Madeleine Knight
15 / 07 / 2026
Corporate distress across Europe increased during the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest Weil European Distress Index (WEDI).
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BTR investment hits £3bn in second-strongest first half on record
by Ciaran Nerval
14 / 07 / 2026
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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Up to 755,000 new workers needed to deliver 1.5 million homes, NAO warns
by Ciaran Nerval
14 / 07 / 2026
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 misses minimum affordable housing target by a fifth
by Ciaran Nerval
13 / 07 / 2026
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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Real estate records most administrations in H1 as failures rise
by Madeleine Knight
13 / 07 / 2026
The real estate sector recorded more company administrations than any other UK industry during the first six months of 2026, according to analysis by law firm Shakespeare Martineau.
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AI firms signed for more London office space in H1 2026 than in the whole of last year
by Liz Hamson
10 / 07 / 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) firms leased more London office space in the first half of 2026 than they did during the whole of last year, according to new data from Knight Frank.
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Big shed leasing activity fell in H1 2026
by Simon Creasey
10 / 07 / 2026
Take-up of big sheds fell 10% in H1 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to Savills’ latest Big Shed Briefing.
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Iran war’s impact strengthening long-term industrial and logistics outlook
by Lewis Berrill
07 / 07 / 2026
The effects of geopolitical instability across the globe are strengthening the long-term structural forces driving industrial and logistics capital markets, according to a report from Montagu Evans, first shared with Property Week.
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Property fund outflows ease as buyers return to the market
by Madeleine Knight
06 / 07 / 2026
Property fund outflows slowed sharply in June, falling to just £6.1m, marking the smallest monthly net outflow since May 2024, according to Calastone’s Fund Flow Index.
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Investment for UK BTR hits record £2.2bn across Q2, Savills reports
by Ciaran Nerval
06 / 07 / 2026
Investment in the UK build-to-rent (BTR) sector totalled £2.2bn in Q2 2026, marking the strongest second quarter on record, according to research from Savills.
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UK hotel investment volumes rose in H1 2026
by Simon Creasey
02 / 07 / 2026
UK hotel investment volumes rose to approximately £2.1bn in the first half of 2026, an increase of almost £500m compared with the same period in 2025, according to the latest data from Savills.
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The rise of for-profit providers in social housing
by James Wilmore
01 / 07 / 2026
Over the past decade, a revolution has been taking place in the affordable housing sector.
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Sirius chief executive fears data centre market crash
by Andrew Hillier
01 / 07 / 2026
Too much value and capital are being “amassed” in the data centre sector, according to Andrew Coombs, chief executive of FTSE 250-listed business parks owner and operator Sirius Real Estate.
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Residential transactions jump 17% year on year, HMRC reveals
by Ciaran Nerval
01 / 07 / 2026
HMRC has revealed that 98,450 residential transactions were completed last month, marking a 17% rise year on year.
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Big UK housebuilders face £4.5bn claim over alleged anti-competitive behaviour
by Tim Clark
30 / 06 / 2026
Several of the UK's largest housebuilders face a £4.5bn legal claim over alleged anti-competitive behaviour, brought on behalf of 700,000 people who purchased new homes between October 2015 and June 2026.
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Build it and they will come. Not in data centres By Christian Goldsmith - Global data centre lead Arcadis
European real estate investment tops €2trn with UK least leveraged market
by Madeleine Knight
29 / 06 / 2026
Europe's property investment market has surpassed €2trn (£1.73trn) in value for the first time, according to research from the European Association for Investors in Non-Listed Real Estate Vehicles (INREV) and the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA).
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UK cities increasingly shaped by mixed-use projects, Savills finds
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
25 / 06 / 2026
UK cities are entering a new era of mixed-use development, as residential, commercial and leisure uses become more interdependent, Savills reports.
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Investor appetite in PBSA drops 10%, Investec reveals
by Ciaran Nerval
25 / 06 / 2026
Data from Investec has revealed investor appetite in the UK’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) market has cooled amid ongoing market challenges, Property Week can reveal.
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Homes England’s full year residential completions rise 9%
by Ciaran Nerval
25 / 06 / 2026
The number of housing completions and starts on site enabled by Homes England last year rose 9% and 11% respectively year on year.
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