‘Big is back’ for central London office occupiers as expansions hit six-year high
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
15 / 05 / 2026
Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) has claimed "big is back" for London’s office occupiers, with demand for larger workspaces rising and total net office expansion at a six-year high of 3.84m sq ft in 2025.
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Cashflow-led recovery drives quarterly European property gains, Altus reports
by Madeleine Knight
12 / 05 / 2026
Commercial real estate intelligence provider Altus Group has reported a 0.7% rise in commercial property values across its pan-European valuation dataset in Q1 2026 – the seventh consecutive quarterly increase, according to Altus data seen exclusively by Property Week.
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Outdated office space could undermine Oxford Street revival plans, WPA warns
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
11 / 05 / 2026
A study by Knight Frank and the Westminster Property Association (WPA) has revealed that 3.8m sq ft of offices between Tottenham Court Road and Marble Arch could be unlettable by 2030 under planned energy regulations, posing a risk to Oxford Street's revitalisation plans.
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Calastone reports property fund outflows easing as investor demand returns
by Madeleine Knight
07 / 05 / 2026
UK investors withdraw £21m from property funds in April but the pace slowed significantly, to just under half the average monthly redemption figure for the past year, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone.
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Debt funds are ‘clear winners’ in battle for new financing deals, report reveals
by Madeleine Knight
07 / 05 / 2026
Debt funds are the “clear winners” in the fight for new UK commercial real estate (CRE) financing, according to the latest survey from Bayes Business School.
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PBSA makes strong start to 2026 with £2.1bn invested, Knight Frank finds
by Ciaran Nerval
06 / 05 / 2026
Investment in the UK’s purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) sector hit £2.1bn during Q1 in a "capital-strong" start to the year, according to Knight Frank.
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Majority of office landlords set to increase exposure to flex space, Orega research shows
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
06 / 05 / 2026
Four out of five UK office landlords plan to increase their exposure to flexible workspace within the next three years, according to new research from Orega.
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Avison Young reports regional office shortages ‘intensifying’ as completions fall
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
01 / 05 / 2026
Avison Young (AY) has warned of a "concerning" lack of new speculative schemes in the UK's big nine regional office markets, with annual development completions forecast to fall 48% against the long-term average.
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UK commercial real estate investment falls 7% amid investor caution
by Madeleine Knight
30 / 04 / 2026
Investment in UK commercial real estate dropped 7% to €12.7bn (£11bn) in the first quarter of 2026 on a yearly basis, according to MSCI’s latest quarterly Europe Capital Trends report.
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Big six regional office markets to rebound as demand rises, JLL predicts
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
29 / 04 / 2026
Take-up in the UK's big six regional office markets is set to reach 4.5 million sq ft this year, up 15% on 2025, as occupier demand strengthens and supply of prime space tightens, according to JLL's latest Big Six research.
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London’s supply squeeze tightens as new office construction starts fall 35%
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
28 / 04 / 2026
Deloitte's London Office Crane Survey shows deepening development pressures in 2025, with new construction starts falling by 35% year on year to 4.8m sq ft.
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BTR Q1 investment volumes fall nearly 40% YoY, Knight Frank reveals
by Ciaran Nerval
27 / 04 / 2026
Investment volumes in the UK’s build-to-rent (BTR) sector dropped by 38.3% year on year in Q1, marking the slowest first quarter since 2018, according to data from Knight Frank.
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CBRE predicts London’s AI occupier boom will create 4m sq ft of take-up by 2033
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
27 / 04 / 2026
London could see up to 4m sq ft of AI-led office take-up by 2033, driven by the capital's position as a global technology hub, according to CBRE research.
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Serviced office sector under threat from ‘rogue’ £600m VOA tax hike
by Jamie Bennett-Ness
21 / 04 / 2026
Recent business rate reclassifications for serviced offices will deliver a £600m annual hit to the sector, threatening both serviced offices and the government's economic growth mission, according to analysis from ChamberlainWalker.
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London housing pipeline faces 42,000-home loss as viability challenges grow
by Ciaran Nerval
21 / 04 / 2026
London faces losing more than 42,000 new homes from its development pipeline as planned residential projects are being eroded by viability challenges, according to a report from Savills.
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UK REITs: inside the balance sheets
by Madeleine Knight
16 / 04 / 2026
The decade of cheap money feels like a long-distant memory after a seemingly never-ending parade of black-swan events.
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Prime London housing sales plummet 41% year on year, LonRes finds
by Ciaran Nerval
16 / 04 / 2026
The number of transactions in the prime London housing market last month fell 41% year on year amid weaker market conditions, according to new data from LonRes.
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Planning wait for London BTR schemes exceeding 15 months, BPF finds
by Ciaran Nerval
15 / 04 / 2026
Planning consents for build-to-rent (BTR) homes in London are taking an average of 15 months to secure, 150% longer than the statutory time limit, research from the British Property Federation (BPF) has revealed.
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Holiday letting: a proven and profitable investment opportunity
by Property Week
15 / 04 / 2026
Despite regulatory changes and tax reforms making news headlines, the UK holiday let market has become a more professionalised industry and a more compelling opportunity than ever to maximise returns on property investment.
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The UK residential market has shown signs of slowing as heightened geopolitical uncertainty, linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict, weighs on buyer sentiment and transactional activity.
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