Markets measured Did last year’s agents’ forecasts get it right? And what are they predicting for the year ahead? Nadia Elghamry reports.
Market imbalance Norwich is overshopped, and will take time to restabilise. Meanwhile, the city’s office sector is growing. Retail. Expect no rental growth in Norwich’s retail market for at least…
Stamp of approval Abu Dhabi’s commissioning of iconic architect Frank Gehry to build the world’s largest Guggenheim museum has put a spotlight on the emirate.
Vacancies drop The Thames Valley market continues its slow recovery, while lettings are also rising slightly across the region. By Nadia Elghamry.
Rough and smooth Camden town offers classic alternative culture but to its south and east, shiny office locations are either under way or proposed.
Demand enough Birmingham already has the Bullring and the Mailbox. So will it have room for the arrival of Martineau Galleries? By Nadia Elghamry.
Tenant line-up Grosvenor has announced the latest retailers for Liverpool One, but some local agents are underwhelmed. Nadia Elghamry reports. Anticipation can be a terrible thing.
New arrival Canary Wharf is proving to be flavour of the month – with one agent becoming the first to open there.
Not-so-merry-go-round The latest round of Leeds defections has been no fun for Atisreal and JLL. Concern has become crisis. What Leeds agents had been playfully calling a merry-go-round has become…
Long and winding The UK was alone in exercising opt-outs from the Working Time Directive, and now there are calls for them to be scrapped.
Performance matters With business growing, firms are on the market for office space. Nadia Elghamry asks where the big deals are coming from.
Commercial potential The council’s sale of surplus land has produced a crop of development proposals. Nadia Elghamry reports. Bristol city council last year announced that it was to sell four…