UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Jul.) The latest drop in net lending shows that banks continued the process of running down their exposure to the property sector in July. But given the slow speed of the adjustment, weak lending will... 30th August 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response CIPS/Markit Construction PMI (Jul.) The latest CIPS/Markit construction PMI suggests that development activity in the commercial property sector continues to increase slowly. However, with the recession not over yet, this apparent... 2nd August 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Jun./Q2) The outflow of debt from the commercial property sector continued apace in June. With the economy now back in recession and banks’ exposure to property still high, the coming months look likely to see... 30th July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Colliers/Real Estate Capital Pricing Survey The latest Colliers/Real Estate Capital survey seems to confirm that strong investor interest is supporting the value of prime property relatively well, with poorer quality stock bearing the brunt of... 26th July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response UK Commercial Property Data Response The latest RICS data suggest that, over the next six to nine months, developers anticipate the commercial property occupier market staying pretty flat. That is not unreasonable, but given that the... 20th July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response RICS Commercial Property Market Survey (Q2) Today’s RICS survey showed that the apparent, slight improvement in commercial property occupier market conditions in Q1 did not last in Q2. Given the weak economic backdrop, this was little surprise... 5th July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Property lending (May) & CIPS/Markit construction PMI (Jun.) Net commercial property lending flows were negative again in May. That was the sixth consecutive month of negative net lending to the sector. And with the eurozone crisis affecting wholesale funding... 3rd July 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey (Q2) The availability of credit in both the residential and commercial property markets fell in Q2. And because of tight wholesale funding conditions, surely related to problems in the euro-zone, lenders... 28th June 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Institutional Investment in Property (Q1) Official data show that UK investing institutions made further net purchases of property in Q1. Since then, however, Property Archive’s data show that these firms have become net sellers again. The... 27th June 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Financial and business services sector jobs (Q1) There was another strong rise in the number of financial and business services (FBS) sector jobs in Q1. Given the normal lags, and barring an economic meltdown, it seems almost certain that Central... 20th June 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Construction PMI (May) and Mergers & Acquisitions (Q1) The slump in M&A activity in Q1 seems to echo other reports of increased occupier caution in recent weeks. For now, however, there is little sign that developers are scaling back their plans in... 6th June 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Apr.) The commercial property sector saw further negative net lending flows in April. And given the weak economy and lenders’ still-high exposure to the sector, it is hard to see any improvement in lending... 30th May 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response RICS Construction Survey (Q1) The latest RICS data suggest that developers are still reasonably confident about the near-term prospects for commercial property occupier markets. However, with the economy now back in recession, we... 11th May 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Property lending (Mar.) & CIPS/Markit construction PMI (Apr.) Net commercial property lending flows were very weak again in March, with the total for Q1 as a whole the worst on record. Clearly, this will do nothing to ease concerns about increased forced sales... 2nd May 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response RICS Commercial Property Market Survey (Q1) The overall tone of the latest RICS survey was more positive than in the previous two to three quarters. However, this was not broad-based, only reflecting better results from the industrial sector... 10th April 2012 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response CIPS/Markit Construction PMI (Mar.) In March, the commercial property component of the CIPS/Markit construction PMI rose to its highest level in four and a half years. But with wider economic conditions more likely to worsen than... 3rd April 2012 · 1 min read
