The price of flexible office desks rose by one-sixth last year, as the sector embarked on what is expected to be a dramatic recovery post-pandemic.
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Institutional investors own at least €150bn of European housing
by Piers Wehner
28 / 01 / 2022
Institutional investors are piling into housing across Europe, driving up house prices, according to new research.
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Fewer shuttered shops for the first time in two years
by Piers Wehner
28 / 01 / 2022
The number of shuttered shops has fallen for the first time since 2018, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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Private residential rents rise at record rate
by Piers Wehner
27 / 01 / 2022
Private residential rents are rising at their fastest pace ever.
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BTR giants reveal record year in pandemic rebound
by Emma Rosser
26 / 01 / 2022
The largest build-to-rent landlords in the UK enjoyed a record year for lettings in 2021, inking deals for more than 8,000 move-ins.
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Climate change to drive ‘substantial reallocation’ of real estate capital
by Tim Burke
24 / 01 / 2022
The climate crisis could encourage a “substantial reallocation” of real estate investment in the coming years, says MSCI’s industry research head.
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Investors spend £600m on independent hotels
by Piers Wehner
24 / 01 / 2022
Some £600m of independent UK hotels changed hands last year as investors sought to benefit from the booming domestic holiday market.
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City of London office investment market on track for record-breaking first quarter
by Mitchell Labiak
21 / 01 / 2022
The City of London office investment market is on track for a record-breaking first quarter, according to Savills, with £3.2bn worth of assets currently under offer.
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Unlisted real estate fundraising bounces back
by Tim Burke
21 / 01 / 2022
Investors committed $218.4bn (£160.8bn) to private real estate last year, a jump of a quarter from 2020’s figure and 44% above the pre-pandemic 10-year average.
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Listed real estate fails to improve gender diversity at the top
by Emma Rosser
21 / 01 / 2022
Listed real estate companies have shown almost no improvement in gender diversity in their leadership roles over the past year.
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Record €359bn piled into European property
by Piers Wehner
21 / 01 / 2022
Investors piled a record €359bn (£300bn) into European property last year, targeting homes and warehouses as they pulled back from pandemic-hit offices and shops.
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Ulez could extend to cover all of Greater London
by Piers Wehner18
18 / 01 / 2022
London mayor Sadiq Khan is considering a huge expansion of the city’s low emission zone or pay-as-you-drive road charging.
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Regional BTR growth races ahead of London
by Emma Rosser
17 / 01 / 2022
The regional build-to-rent market is outpacing that of London, with twice as many new homes added in the regions than in the capital last year.
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Hundreds of construction firms going bust each month
by Piers Wehner
17 / 01 / 2022
Hundreds of construction businesses are going bust every month as materials costs rise and the pool of skilled workers shrinks.
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Analysts sees ‘inflection point’ for retail real estate market
by Tim Burke
14 / 01 / 2022
A stabilising of rents could be an “inflection point” for the retail real estate market, says the team at RBC Capital Markets.
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Commercial property rent collection has improved on the previous quarter in the face of tightening government restrictions as the Omicron coronavirus variant took hold, according to the latest research.
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Hotel investment volumes surge 84% in 2021
by Ifeoluwa Taiwo
13 / 01 / 2022
Total 2021 UK hotel investment volumes hit £4.14bn, an 84.3% jump on 2020 volumes and just shy of the 15-year average of £4.22bn.
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Construction delays double since start of pandemic
by Imogen Hope
12 / 01 / 2022
Delays to large-scale construction projects in the UK are now more than twice as long as they were before the pandemic, according to research from machine-learning start-up nPlan.
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Commercial real estate investment to hit five-year high in 2022