The UK’s big six regional office markets have seen Q3 take up surge by 38% year-on-year to record the highest third quarter take up since 2018, Savills has reported.
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Billions of pounds paid by builders to boost local services remains unspent, with more than a quarter of the cash unused after more than five years, research from the House Builders Federation (HBF) has claimed.
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The number of build-to-rent (BTR) homes in the UK has increased by 23% over the past 12 months, according to new data provided by the British Property Federation (BPF) and Savills.
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Investment into the world’s 16 largest commercial real estate markets is forecast to reach $747bn (£573bn) by the end of 2024, according to a new report from Savills.
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The value of UK living sectors could more than double to £470bn by 2029 if supply shortfalls are addressed, according to a research by BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNPP RE).
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Distress among industrial companies across the continent has spiked over the last quarter and reached its highest level yet among UK businesses, according to the latest European distress index from law firm Weil.
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A new report from law firm Cripps has highlighted the extent of gender bias and disparity encountered at the executive level of real estate.
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Monthly construction output increased by an estimated 0.4% in volume in August after declining 0.4% in July, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Retail parks have become the ‘darling’ of the retail sector in recent years as investors flock to buy assets amid constrained supply, tempted by strong yields and accessibility.
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Flexible workspace operators are keen to expand in the regions and local authorities are keen to have them as part of a strategy to revive their high streets; but rolling out an identikit offer in every town is not the solution for either.
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There was a time when property management (PM) was all about collecting the rent on time and making sure facilities such as toilets were working properly. Not anymore.
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The economic macro is getting more supportive for real estate and REITs. Positive real interest rates remain restrictive – less so after the Federal Reserve’s jumbo 50-basis-point rate cut last week – but the Bank of England kept rates at 5%, with the yield curve righting as short-term interest rates fall below long term.
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Property Week's annual Best-Paid Executives Top 40 analysis has revealed a 15% dip in the total earnings of industry leaders, from £103.3m in 2022-23 to £89.9m, the fall in rewards reflecting a challenging market environment.
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Take-up of flexible workspace soared in H1 2024, according to the latest data from Savills and its specialist flexible office division Workthere.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has set out bold proposals to transform Oxford Street into a traffic-free pedestrianised avenue.
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A new Labour government may have given the UK’s ‘big six’ housebuilders something of a boost, but the question many are now asking is: when will completion volumes rise?
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Property share prices rose 19% year on year in the second quarter of 2024, but dipped 1.28% on a quarterly basis, according to Property Week’s analysis of 27 property firms listed across the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, based on London Stock Exchange Group data.
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With net zero targets drawing near – at least if the general election result goes the way the polls suggest – many are keeping an eye on the energy efficiency of their buildings.
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Demand for data centres in the UK continues to soar as more and more information is stored digitally. But significant challenges remain for those developing them; the power-hungry nature of properties of this type, and their impact on the National Grid, has left schemes facing long delays.
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Average UK house prices rose 0.1% month on month in April, an improvement on a fall of 0.9% in March, after house prices “largely plateaued” in the early part of the year, according to the latest index from Halifax.
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