UK Commercial Property Chart Pack Like the economy, property is holding up well August was a slow month for the commercial property sector. However, the worst fears about a deep recession seem to be dissipating, and overseas investors have been undeterred by the post-referendum... 23rd September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Could Swedish industrial rents have reached a plateau? Buoyant occupier demand for logistics space in Sweden is being met by above-average levels of new supply. However, prime industrial rents in Stockholm will be driven upward as conversion of existing... 23rd September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Update Was the uptick in industrial yields unwarranted? Forward-looking aspects of industrial and manufacturing surveys have acted as a fair lead indicatorfor industrial yield movements three and six months ahead. And, with the initial post-referendumshock... 22nd September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Are investors starting to become wary about Dublin valuations? Relative to other European cities, property valuations in Dublin are edging towards being overvalued. Nonetheless, while there seems to be little scope for further significant falls, with good rental... 20th September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Foreign investors not Finnished with Helsinki Investment demand for Finnish property in H1 more than matched that seen in H1 2015 as Nordic investors and German funds targeted its higher income yields. We think this demand will keep investment... 16th September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Outlook for German retail rents still positive With the exception of Berlin, prime retail rents in Germany’s four main cities have stagnated over the past year or so. But with a healthy economic outlook, we do not think that this is a sign that... 15th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Employment (Jul.) The first release to include post-referendum jobs data suggests that jobs growth is proving resilient. Nevertheless, job creation is likely to slow in the months ahead, but occupier demand is unlikely... 14th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Commercial property investment (Aug. 16) Commercial property investment slumped again in August as the market continued to absorb the implications of June’s vote to leave the EU. But with the preliminary evidence seeming to back our view... 12th September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Outlook Yields to fall further as monetary policy stays looser for longer The UK’s decision to leave the EU has weakened the economic outlook for the euro-zone and increased expectations that the ECB will keep monetary policy looser for longer. While slower economic growth... 9th September 2016 · 1 min read
Non-Euro Europe Commercial Property Outlook Softer rental growth outlook will be offset by further yield compression In the wake of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, central banks have signalled a looser monetary policy stance ahead. Nevertheless, we expect economic growth to be weaker, which has led us to reduce our... 9th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Focus Will Birmingham property continue to outperform? The UK’s decision to leave the EU has weakened the economic outlook for the euro-zone and increased expectations that the ECB will keep monetary policy looser for longer. While slower economic growth... 9th September 2016 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response IPF Consensus Forecasts (Aug. 2016) The outlook for rental and capital values, as well as total returns, was down graded in August’s consensus forecast. Yet with the spectrum of forecasts now much wider, and the prospects of a... 5th September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Slowdown in Spain won’t derail industrial rental growth Despite a slowdown in Spain’s economic recovery, growth is still expected to be healthy, providing a positive backdrop for industrial rental growth in Barcelona and Madrid. And with industrial pricing... 2nd September 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Paris office rents on course to surpass consensus forecasts In the first half of 2016, prime office rental values in Paris have already matched the full year increase predicted by the IPF consensus forecasts. With take-up strong and a limited supply of quality... 1st September 2016 · 1 min read
China Economics Update Downturn in Hong Kong property market still has further to run Data released today show home prices in Hong Kong rising for a fourth straight month in July, raising hopes that the city’s property market correction may be over. But with interest rates set to rise... 31st August 2016 · 1 min read
UK Commercial Property Data Response Lending to commercial property (Jul.) Rising by £123m in July, net lending from banks and building societies to the property sector held up in the wake of June’s EU referendum. Moreover, banks and building societies have relatively low... 30th August 2016 · 1 min read