UK Commercial Property Outlook Budget 2006: Implications for property The biggest property-related news to come from today’s Budget is that legislation allowing the operation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the UK will come into force on 1st January 2007... 22nd March 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Strong demand for retail floorspace unlikely to persist The continued enthusiasm of retailers to take on extra retail space over the last year or so has been somewhat surprising in the face of their recent rise in costs and the slowdown in retail sales... 20th February 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Focus Strong demand for retail floorspace unlikely to persist The continued enthusiasm of retailers to take on extra retail space over the last year or so has been somewhat surprising in the face of their recent rise in costs and the slowdown in retail sales... 20th February 2006 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Outlook One more year of good returns, then back to normal - or worse Regular readers of our research may be surprised by the more gloomy tone of this edition of the Commercial Property Analyst. For years, we have trumpeted the comparative attraction of property as an... 15th February 2006 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Outlook Say "goodbye" to double-digit returns as the property market reverts to normal While the gloomy tone of recent data has left some commentators scrambling to downgrade their economic forecasts, our medium-term outlook is broadly unchanged. Admittedly, we now think consumer... 5th November 2005 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Outlook Economic slowdown to drag average total returns below 7% between 2006 and 2009 Since the last Commercial Property Analyst, the evidence that the UK economy has entered a period of below-trend growth has hardened and the outlook looks even more gloomy than our already bearish... 4th August 2005 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Outlook Choppy waters ahead for property as consumer sector slowdown takes hold After a “golden period” of buoyant economic growth, job creation and low interest rates, the challenge now facing the property industry is to steer a course through more dangerous macro-economic... 12th May 2005 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Outlook Soft landing in investment market to drive double-digit total returns 2004 was a bumper year for property, with year-end total returns likely to come in at just under 20% y/y on the IPD Index. (See Table 1.) The investment market boom shows little sign of abating and... 4th February 2005 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Outlook Investment boom to continue as yields remain comparatively attractive In the year to date, the commercial property market has benefited from strong investor demand, driving down yields and pushing up capital values. However, the occupier market remains weak, with... 4th August 2004 · 1 min read
