Overseas buyers accounted for 71% of central London investment volumes in the first quarter, despite a shortage of stock constraining activity, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Around £2.8bn of central London stock was traded in the first three months of the year, down by 31% on the previous quarter due to the dearth of buildings in the market, the agent said
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CBRE says about 30 institutions, including British pension funds, plan to develop or buy blocks of homes to let.
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The number of hotels in distress has leapt almost fourfold in the past year, Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert identifies.
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The British Property Federation has set up a student accommodation committee to act as a voice for the burgeoning sector.
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Construction suffered its third consecutive month of declining output last month, the Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index shows.
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Insolvencies hit construction, retail and manufacturing hardest in the first quarter, PwC data shows.
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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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Turnover in the West End office investment market has tumbled to £972.6m, as stock continues to dry up.
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As the number of buildings taller than London’s Shard is set to double in the next five years, engineers say the height limit will be reached.
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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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Average house prices rose slightly in the 12 months to March, which is the first increase in a year.
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British hotel sales have totalled £1.62bn since 2010, Jones Lang LaSalle has reported.
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An internet shopping boom will boost warehousing and “dark store” demand over the next five years, a report says.
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Sales of £2m-plus homes have “fallen off a cliff” because of higher stamp duty, estate agents have reported.
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Investors are again prepared to bet on the nation’s obsession with buying and selling homes, recent events indicate.
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Efforts by European banks to reduce their exposure to toxic real estate loans face a setback, after an additional €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 has reported confident sellers are increasing asking prices to the highest level yet seen in March.
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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 has been lined up to invest £10bn in a UK fund that will target UK infrastructure projects.
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MIPIM: Turnover in the West End office investment market could tumble by 25% this year, agents at MIPIM have warned.
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