The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both rose Thursday following the Bank of Englandâs decision to cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25%.
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Euro retail parks to add 14m sq ft new space by end 2016
by PropertyWeek.com
03 / 08 / 2016
Increased European retail park development is set to deliver 14m sq ft of new space by the end of the year, according to new research.
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New rent record set for Oxford Street
by Jennifer Hardwick
03 / 08 / 2016
The record for the highest-ever retail rent on Oxford Street has been broken in a new deal with Polish cosmetics retailer Inglot, Property Week can reveal.
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Aberdeen relaxes withdrawal penalties
by David Parsley
02 / 08 / 2016
Aberdeen Asset Management has relaxed the penalty imposed on investors seeking to withdraw cash from its property fund.
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Funds of funds average 18.7% returns in strongest ever results
by PropertyWeek.com
02 / 08 / 2016
A study into funds of funds has revealed the strongest returns to date notching up 18.7% annual returns, continuing the universeâs three-year growth trend.
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Housebuilder shares come under pressure
by PropertyWeek.com
02 / 08 / 2016
Housebuilders were among those hardest hit on Monday as weak economic data sent the FTSE 100 into retreat.
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Overall earnings drop in second quarter for JLL as UK activity slows
by David Parsley
02 / 08 / 2016
Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has reported their earnings per share fell 5.7% for second quarter compared to last year.
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Property funds worst affected with £1.4bn net outflows in June
by Guy Montague-Jones
02 / 08 / 2016
Property funds for retail investors suffered net outflows of £1.4bn in June, data from the Investment Association has shown.
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Lower LTVs limit potential fallout from drop in values
by Guy Montague-Jones, Daniele Palumbo
15 / 07 / 2016
The UKâs commercial property sector is far less indebted than it was on the eve of the 2008 financial crisis, which should limit the damage caused by a drop in values.
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Hedge funds target property shares after EU referendum
by Guy Montague-Jones
14 / 07 / 2016
Hedge funds are looking to profit from falling shares in commercial property companies by taking out large short positions following the EU referendum.
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Property funds: £5bn of assets could flood the market
by David Parsley
07 / 07 / 2016
UK property funds have already lined up disposals worth hundreds of millions of pounds â and could end up flooding the market with up to £5bn of assets â as investors race to pull their money out following the EU referendum.
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Aviva latest to suspend trading in its UK property fund
by David Parsley
05 / 07 / 2016
Aviva Investors has suspended dealing on its £1.8bn property fund, becoming the second asset manager to do so in less than 24 hours.
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Real estate stocks and housebuilders take market pummelling
by David Parsley
05 / 07 / 2016
Britainâs top shares fell back from a 10-month high Monday as weaker property and housebuilding stocks weighed on the market and halted its rebound from its Brexit slump.
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Standard Life suspends trading in UK fund
by David Parsley
05 / 07 / 2016
Standard Life Investments has suspended trading in its UK property fund blaming âexceptional market circumstancesâ following the EU referendum result.
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Listed property firms face Brexit battering
by David Parsley
24 / 06 / 2016
Real estate companies watched their shares plummet this morning as the City reacted to the UKâs decision to leave the EU.
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Poll: London resi market to be worst hit by Brexit shock
by Allister Hayman
16 / 06 / 2016
A Brexit could spark a sharp fall in house prices over the next two years, according to a survey undertaken by Property Week.
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London office construction hits record high
by Richard Williams
11 / 05 / 2016
The number of central London offices under construction has risen by more than a quarter in the past six months.
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UK property values fall in first quarter
by Guy Montague-Jones
04 / 05 / 2016
The value of UK property fell a fraction in the first quarter of 2016, with retail investments taking the biggest hit, according to MSCIâs IPD UK Quarterly Property Index.
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Brexit fears hit central London office deals
by Guy Montague-Jones
22 / 04 / 2016
Central London office deal volumes more than halved in the first quarter as the number of UK institutional buyers fell to a trickle, new data from Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has revealed.
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Battersea developer holds on to flats amid prime resi slump
by Allister Hayman
21 / 04 / 2016
The developer of Battersea Power Station is holding back nearly a third of the apartments in phase three of the scheme, as a downturn in the prime London residential market hits sales.
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