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Scope for fresh employment falls highlights muted rental prospects

The more positive tone of yesterday’s labour market data was encouraging for commercial property rental values, which we still expect to find a floor later this year. However, with public sector job cuts looming, our view is that overall employment will experience renewed falls. As such, any recovery in average rental values over the next 12 to 18 months is likely to be modest.

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