Insolvencies hit construction, retail and manufacturing hardest in the first quarter, PwC data shows.
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Investors eye UK regions
by Nick Whitten
02 / 04 / 2013
Investors in the commercial office market are increasingly being drawn to the UK regions, according to a new report by Deloitte Real Estate.
The UK Key Cities publication explores the emergence of regional offices as a focus for investors seeking higher returns.
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West End sales fall below £1bn
by Joanna Bourke
02 / 04 / 2013
Turnover in the West End office investment market has tumbled to £972.6m, as stock continues to dry up.
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Tallest buildings reach limit
by Times 42
01 / 04 / 2013
As the number of buildings taller than Londonâs Shard is set to double in the next five years, engineers say the height limit will be reached.
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UK investors power shopping centre growth
by Daily Telegraph Business 4
01 / 04 / 2013
Investment in shopping centres reached £1.43bn in the first quarter of this year, which is an increase of 194% on last year, according to Savills.
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House price rise first in a year
by Times 56
29 / 03 / 2013
Average house prices rose slightly in the 12 months to March, which is the first increase in a year.
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£1.62bn worth of hotels sold
by 26/03/13 Times 40
26 / 03 / 2013
British hotel sales have totalled £1.62bn since 2010, Jones Lang LaSalle has reported.
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Internet boom boosts space needs
by 25/03/13 Times 38, 43
25 / 03 / 2013
An internet shopping boom will boost warehousing and âdark storeâ demand over the next five years, a report says.
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£2m-plus homes âfall off cliffâ
by 23/03/13 Times 33
23 / 03 / 2013
Sales of £2m-plus homes have âfallen off a cliffâ because of higher stamp duty, estate agents have reported.
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Investors bet on residential
by 23/03/13 Financial Times 16
23 / 03 / 2013
Investors are again prepared to bet on the nationâs obsession with buying and selling homes, recent events indicate.
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European banks face â¬500bn deleveraging setback
by Sophia Furber
19 / 03 / 2013
Efforts by European banks to reduce their exposure to toxic real estate loans face a setback, after an additional â¬500bn (£427bn) of lending to non-core assets showed up on balance sheets in 2012, according to research from PwC.
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Rightmove: âA record Marchâ
by 18/03/13 Financial Times 4
18 / 03 / 2013
Rightmove has reported confident sellers are increasing asking prices to the highest level yet seen in March.
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IPD: UK property returns 0.3% in February
by Sophia Furber
14 / 03 / 2013
UK property returned 0.3% in February, slightly below the 0.4% achieved in January, according to the IPD's Monthly Property Index.
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Qatar eyes £10bn investment
by Financial Times 1, 3
14 / 03 / 2013
Qatar has been lined up to invest £10bn in a UK fund that will target UK infrastructure projects.
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West End office turnover to fall
by Joanna Bourke
14 / 03 / 2013
MIPIM: Turnover in the West End office investment market could tumble by 25% this year, agents at MIPIM have warned.
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CBRE: âGermany leapfrogs UKâ
by Financial Times 19
13 / 03 / 2013
CBRE research shows Germany has leapfrogged the UK as the most sought-after destination for European property investors.
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Debt provision set to grow in 2013
by Samantha McClary
13 / 03 / 2013
MIPIM: The debt market looks set for growth in 2013, according to Cushman & Wakefield's latest European Real Estate Lending Survey, published at the annual MIPIM conference in Cannes today.
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MIPIM 2013: $320bn of new capital available for investment in 2013
by David Hatcher
13 / 03 / 2013
$320bn of new capital will be available to invest in to commercial property this year according to research by DTZ.
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Islamic finance body established
by Financial Times 30
12 / 03 / 2013
The government has established an Islamic finance task force headed by ministers Greg Clark and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.
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Number of European real estate lenders rises
by Nick Whitten
12 / 03 / 2013
MIPIM: The number of active European real estate lenders has increased by 29%, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
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