Asian investors accounted for £1.7bn worth of transactions in central London's office investment market during 2011, compared with £668m in 2010, a 150% increase, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Distressed property firms up 30%
by Samantha McClary
19 / 01 / 2012
The number of companies facing critical levels of financial distress rose by 24% in the final three months of last year, with property among the hardest hit.
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Investors pour £1.3bn into West End assets
by Joanna Bourke
12 / 01 / 2012
Property investors splashed out £1.3bn on West End assets in Q4, with buoyant trading continuing into the present quarter.
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Property insolvencies fall
by Times 36
12 / 01 / 2012
Some 123 property companies became insolvent in the fourth quarter of 2011, PwC has reported. The figure was 6% lower than the previous quarter.
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London office take-up plummets 57%
by Joanna Bourke
04 / 01 / 2012
Office take-up in the capital plummeted by more than 50% the final quarter of 2011.
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Student accommodation attracts
by Daily Telegraph B8
03 / 01 / 2012
CBRE research has found that more than £800m of capital was poured into UK student accommodation investment last year.
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House prices rise in 2011
by Observer 33
01 / 01 / 2012
New figures from the Nationwide showed that British house prices rose 1% last year despite the continuing economic situation.
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Big names line up £500m for private rented sector
by Paul Norman and Mike Phillips
24 / 04 / 2010
Three more big names are piling into the UKâs fledgling private rented housing sector.
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