French real estate investment vehicles, known as SCPIs, are increasingly investing outside their home market, with the UK one of the key targets, according to new research from Savills.
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Consultancy Spaces to Places has unveiled the top 25 operators in the UK's flexible office market, which it claims is undergoing a "fundamental transition" and maturity, Property Week can reveal.
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Retail and leisure giants face an extra £600m in business rates bills when the government’s “nuts” reforms come into force next April, according to Colliers.
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The need for more data centres is growing by the day. Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, streaming, financial services and even the humble email all rely on the secure, instantaneous processing of vast quantities of data – and demand shows no signs of slowing.
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Investment bank Peel Hunt has explored three potential scenarios for the UK’s housing market next year, looking at how different macroeconomic paths could shape house prices and housebuilder profits.
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Real estate has a problem. Due to its old-fashioned and ‘old boys’ club’ atmosphere, it cannot hire the brightest and the best, according to leading headhunters.
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While global economies recoil from the volatility driven by US president Donald Trump’s tariffs, REITs have remained resilient.
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The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has unveiled plans to use up to £100m from its pension fund to buy 250 properties for homeless households.
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The boards of UK REITs need to do more to ensure shareholders continue to receive income during the takeover process, according to fund manager Gravis Capital.
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The number of new real estate business openings increased by 31% in Q1 2025, reaching 3,785, compared to 2,880 in Q4 2025, according to research from Cynergy Bank.
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Illicit funds entering the UK housing market are inflating property prices by an estimated £3,000 nationally, and up to £11,000 per property in London, according to new research from SmartSearch.
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London deal volumes fell by around a third year on year to £3.26bn in Q1, driven by a dip in hotel sales and a slow period of office deals, according to MSCI’S Q1 Capital Trends report.
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Take-up of European data centre capacity set to grow at record rate in 2025
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While property analysts have their own nuanced takes on how the UK’s major quoted housebuilders are performing, they all agree on one thing: despite some positive signs of improvement in the sector, there is no way the Labour government can hit its 1.5-million-new-homes target by the end of this parliament.
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Supply of UK flexible office space surged in Q1, with availability up 32% year on year, analysis by online marketplace Rubberdesk shows.
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Savills has reported a slow-down in global transactions amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, according to a statement ahead of its annual general meeting (AGM) today.
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The share prices of the 29 FTSE 100- and FTSE 250-listed property firms monitored quarterly by Property Week remained flat in Q1 2025, but were down 12% on average year on year.
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High-value residential property sales in London have remained strong, with 93 deals exceeding £5m in Q1 2025, according to data from Savills.
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Investment demand is set to rise in the UK healthcare market this year as 93% of investors plan to increase their healthcare allocations, according to CBRE’s 2025 UK Healthcare Sentiment Survey.
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The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has announced a £400m financial guarantee backed by NatWest Group to unlock £500m of investment in retrofit projects for social housing providers.
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