UK Commercial Property Data Response Employment (September) Today’s jobs numbers were slightly higher than we had expected implying that occupier market conditions are still healthy. Indeed, today’s jobs numbers are broadly consistent with our rental growth... 11th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Commercial property investment (Oct) Commercial property investment rose significantly in October ending three consecutive months of declines. However, it is unlikely that this spike in investment will continue in the months ahead as the... 9th November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response RICS Commercial Property Market Survey (Q3) The RICS commercial property survey highlights that supply is responding to occupier market conditions. Yet new supply will take time to deliver a material change in availability. Meanwhile, rents are... 3rd November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response CIPS/Markit Construction PMI (Oct.) The slowdown in commercial construction seen earlier this year is now firmly in reverse. That implies that confidence in the economic recovery and the occupier market outlook among developers is solid... 3rd November 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Sep.) In net terms, loans extended to commercial property rose in September. While, traditional lenders’ exposure to property seems to be reaching more manageable levels, the data continues to show banks’... 29th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Employment (August) Jobs numbers continue to point to healthy occupier demand conditions. And although the pace of job creation in London has cooled, demand fundamentals in the regions still looks solid. 14th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q3) The Q3 Credit Conditions Survey reported the strongest pick-up in secured residential credit availability in two years. But at the same time, the availability of credit for the commercial sector... 13th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Commercial property investment (Sep) Commercial property investment fell for a third consecutive month in September, recording its lowest level in 16 months. This is likely to be a signal that investor demand has returned to more normal... 9th October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response CIPS/Markit Construction PMI (Sep.) The slowdown in commercial construction activity that we saw earlier this year appears to be unwinding. That implies that confidence in the economic recovery and the occupier market outlook among... 2nd October 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Aug.) In net terms, bank lending to commercial property remained firmly in negative territory in August. In turn, that reflected continued caution on the part of lenders to finance new development. 29th September 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Employment data (Q2/July) After disappointing in May and June, job creation staged a recovery in July. The data offered further evidence that demand for office space should be comparatively strong, and that the demand for... 16th September 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Commercial property investment (Aug) The latest drop in the value of UK commercial property investment left it at a 15-month low. But this largely reflects a return to more normal market conditions after the record breaking totals seen... 11th September 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response IPF Consensus Forecasts (Aug) There is almost nothing to choose between our own forecasts for 2015 and those ofthe IPF Consensus. But we believe that a strong recovery in productivity will keep inflation subdued and allow the MPC... 4th September 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response CIPS/Markit Construction PMI (Aug.) The latest upturn in the commercial construction PMI does little to change the picture of a sector that has come off the boil. As such, it suggests that commercial property development activity is... 2nd September 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (July) July’s dip in net lending to commercial property does not imply that credit for property acquisition or development is unavailable. But the data do suggest that lenders remain relatively cautious... 1st September 2015 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Commercial property investment (Jul) The slump in investment market activity in July was largely seasonal and needs to beseen in the context of June’s exceptional strength. As a result, there is little in thedata to suggest that the... 17th August 2015 · 1 min read
