UK property total returns hit their highest monthly level since November 2011 in April, at 0.5%, according to monthly figures from IPD.
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Supermarkets head back into town
by Annabel Dixon
15 / 05 / 2013
Retail landlords have highlighted the growing convergence of convenience, community and value in town centre retail locations.
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Hammerson: âRetail CVAs have dried upâ
by Annabel Dixon
14 / 05 / 2013
Hammerson's head of credit control, Duncan Grubb, said he believed the spate of major retail company voluntary arrangements had now ended.
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CBRE: UK property returns up 0.1%
by Nick Whitten
13 / 05 / 2013
Total UK commercial property returns increased from 0.5% in March to 0.6% in April, according to the latest CBRE UK monthly index.
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Mez market 'heating up'
by Sophia Furber
13 / 05 / 2013
Competition among mezzanine debt lenders in the UK is set to heat up this year, as international players battle against domestic banks and institutions for the most profitable opportunities, said panellists at the Loan Market Association's Real Estate Finance Conference this morning.
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Building societies dominate first-time buyer market
by FT Money 2
11 / 05 / 2013
The majority of mortgages for first-time buyers continue to be offered by building societies, according to data provider Moneyfacts.
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Buy-to-lets make comeback
by Daily Telegraph Business 5
10 / 05 / 2013
The number of buy-to-let mortgages is rising again after a slump during the financial crisis, new figures revealed.
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House prices jump says Halifax
by Independent 50
09 / 05 / 2013
Halifax said house prices rose 1.1% in April, lifting the average price to £166,000.
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Docklands suffers take-up fall
by Joanna Bourke
08 / 05 / 2013
Office take-up in London's Docklands dropped 57% in the first quarter to just 30,000 sq ft.
Take-up in Q1 was 30,000 sq ft - less than half of the 70,000 sq ft recorded in the final quarter of 2012, Knight Frank has calculated.
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Supermarkets eye up post offices
by Times 37
07 / 05 / 2013
Major supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Waitrose and the Co-op are all lining up to take over post offices.
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Overseas buyers drive up London prices
by FT 3
06 / 05 / 2013
Homes priced at the top end of the London market are rising in value as overseas investors continue to see the capital as a good place to buy property.
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Building decline slows
by Daily Telegraph Business 8
03 / 05 / 2013
A poll of purchasing managers in the construction industry suggests the decline in activity may be slowing
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Empty shop numbers start to climb
by Samantha McClary
02 / 05 / 2013
Empty UK shop numbers have risen to more than 22,450 - the equivalent of a vacant central London.
That was the finding of the latest monthly update from Local Data Company.
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IPD shows UK returns at 1.1%
by David Harris
02 / 05 / 2013
UK commercial property total returns for the first quarter of 2013 were 1.1%, as capital values continued to fall, according to the IPD quarterly property index.
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DTZ: deleveraging âhits investmentâ
by Sophia Furber
01 / 05 / 2013
The total stock of UK invested property fell by 3% in 2012 as a result of further deleveraging in the real estate market, according to DTZ's latest Money into Property report.
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Investors favour London
by FT 22
01 / 05 / 2013
More than half of the investment in commercial property went to London last year, new figures showed.
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New mortgage figures show rise
by Daily Telegraph Business 5
01 / 05 / 2013
The Bank of England said the number of new mortgage approvals rose to 53,504 in March from 51,947 in the previous month.
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Non-bank lending grows by third
by Times 34
01 / 05 / 2013
Lending to property investors by non-bank funders, such as insurance companies, increased by 35% last year.
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US house prices jump
by Times 41
01 / 05 / 2013
House prices in the United States rose by an average of almost 10% in the 12 months to February, which is the largest increase since 2006.
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Spanish property tops Euro concern
by Daily Telegraph Business 4
30 / 04 / 2013
Property prices in Spain are set to fall 13 per cent by the end of the next year, Standard and Poorâs has warned.
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