17 December 2009 | Stephen Springham

After two years of turmoil, there is growing evidence of light at the end of the tunnel for the European retail property market. However, this light could merely be an express train coming in the opposite direction.

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08 December 2009 | Paul Gray

UK pricing has risen by 8% since the trough in the price cycle according to the Nationwide monthly index. With a limited supply of marketed stock, 2009 is set to see a year-on-year pricing increase of 2%.

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02 December 2009 | Catherine Jones

There were reasons to feel more positive about the West End office market at the end of Q3 and looking forward there is certainly light at the end of the tunnel.

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02 December 2009 | Deborah Hayward

2009 has proven to be very much a game of two halves for the City office market. As the economy entered recession in January and the financial and business services sectors continued to make redundancies, any light at the end of the tunnel for this financial powerhouse seemed a very long way away. By the end of the year however the market seems as busy as ever.

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23 November 2009 | Andrew Burrell

Demand for Thames Valley offices hit a new low in Q3 2009. Take-up was just under 18,600m2 (200,000ft2), though the number of deals was slightly above the all-time trough of Q2 2009. Prospects for the rest of 2009 remain subdued.

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04 November 2009 | Paul Gray

Foreign purchasers accounted for 50% of sales in Central London in the year to Q3 09 (Chart 1). London’s diversified purchaser profile offers investors a more flexible exit strategy. The figures though may under-estimate the effect of sterling’s weakness as there has been an increase in UK purchasers holding foreign currencies acquiring stock.

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10 October 2009 | Richard Levis

• Take-up continued to improve in Q3, rising significantly on Q2 level • But with almost 60% of take-up in just five deals, the number of lettings remained well below average • Business services sector was subdued, while finance boosted by ‘mega deal’ in the City of London • Transaction volumes below average in London and the Thames Valley, Manchester and Birmingham resilient • Enquiry levels continued to improve, led by London, but strong recovery in demand unlikely

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08 October 2009 | Richard Levis

With the UK economy now emerging from recession, the level of enquiries for new office space appears to be improving, but there is still a long way to go.

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08 October 2009 | James Tinkler

Property has always been a significant cause of carbon emissions in the UK. The property industry and property users have increasingly acknowledged over the last few years that they play a major part in this. As the drivers for change have increased in number and complexity, there is an unprecedented need from our clients for advice on the way that property is developed, occupied and traded in a more sustainable fashion.

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02 October 2009 | Neville Pritchard

King Sturge has been selected to provide advice to Ernst & Young on the properties in the Industrious Dunedin Investment Portfolio. This portfolio was independently valued in June 2008 at £521 million, though the market has clearly dropped over the intervening period.

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