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NewsProperty’s contribution to UK economy shows healthy recovery
The property industry’s contribution to the UK economy showed a healthy recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022, with higher levels of jobs, outputs and turnover, tax revenue to the exchequer and capital investment, a report from the British Property Federation (BPF) shows.
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Self-storage sector set for record year as revenue hits £1bn
Revenue in the self-storage industry is set to exceed £1bn for the first time in 2023 as the sector continues to grow following a boom at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield and the Self Storage Association UK.
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Office investment slump continues despite pricing correction
London is leading a decline in European office pricing but continues to appeal to international investors despite gloomy Q1 investment figures across the board, according to data from MSCI Real Assets.
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Evolving industrial and logistics sector finds reason for optimism
Nearly half of the developers and investors polled by law firm Forsters expect industrial and logistics (I&L) asset values and rents to increase in 2023, despite major market and policy pressures.
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Industrial leads commercial property investment plunge
Investment in UK commercial property has dropped across all sectors during the last six months, with the industrial sector the hardest-hit asset class, according to debt advisory specialist Sirius Property Finance.
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UK and German cities have Europe’s highest office fit-out costs
Key UK and German cities including London, Manchester, Hamburg and Munich are the most expensive European locations in which to fit out an office, reveals Cushman & Wakefield data, with UK cities in the top three spots.
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UK investors drive rise in I&L sale prices
Despite a dip at the end of 2022, the average price of UK stock has risen by 13.6% over a three-year period.
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Study of EPC ‘A+’ industrial refurbs: higher costs are recouped
The average cost of refurbishing industrial stock to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ‘A+’ rating is 21% higher than a standard refurbishment, according to research from Hollis, an independent real estate consultant specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG) refurbishments.
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East of England has UK’s highest commercial demand level
The east of England is the UK’s most in-demand region for commercial property both to purchase and rent, according to Sirius Property Finance research.
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Big regional variations in assets below legal-to-let EPC rating
Around 12% of English and Welsh commercial properties fall below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band ‘E’, making them (with some exemptions) unlawful to let under new rules that came into effect on 1 April, but the proportion of properties rated ‘F’ and ‘G’ varies greatly across the country, according to ...
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Ageing population primes UK care property for strong growth
Investment in UK care property markets is expected to grow in 2023 as the elderly population is projected to increase by 29% by 2050, according to Knight Frank’s UK Healthcare Market Overview 2023.
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UK commercial property returns outpace residential at 6.5%
Commercial property is providing stronger returns across the UK compared with the average return available via the residential sector, according to analysis by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform easyMoney, which targets private investors considering putting their money into property.
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Post-Covid house price rises tipped to be wiped out in 2023
A nominal price decline of up to 7% is expected for residential property in 2023, wiping out most of post-Covid-19 rise in values, according to Fitch Ratings’ report ‘Credit Perspectives on the UK Housing Market: Solid Foundations or Cracks Emerging?’
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European prime office rental growth strongest since 2008
European prime office rental growth increased 6.2% in Q4 2022 compared with Q4 2021 – its strongest annualised reading since mid-2008, and up on the 1.7% growth registered a year ago.
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Office occupiers not ready for April energy standards deadline
Only a third of office occupiers polled for ’Redefining the Office – A report on office occupier trends in 2023 by Irwin Mitchell’ know how energy efficient their office buildings are, despite the fact that Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) will come into effect from 1 April 2023.
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BNP Paribas highlights urgent need to upgrade stock as new EPC rules loom
Up to 8% of inner London commercial stock could be unlawful for new lettings and unlawful to let from April 2023 because it does not meet Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), according to BNP Paribas Real Estate analysis of government data.
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UK investment property values down a further 0.7% January
UK investment property values fell a further 0.7% in January 2023, according to MSCI’s IPD UK Monthly Property Index.
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Planning rules are a ‘barrier’ in decarbonising heritage buildings
Some 87% of historic building owners see the UK’s planning system’s rules regarding heritage buildings as a major barrier to decarbonising them, according to a survey of 399 English and Welsh heritage sites by Historic Houses and the Country Land & Business Association (CLA).
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marked ‘new era for real estate’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine signalled a new era for commercial real estate, as the end of the low interest rate environment means investors no longer treat commercial real estate as a bond proxy, according to MSCI.
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European commercial real estate investment slumps in Q4
Commercial property investment volumes across Europe, including the UK, fell 66% to €53.9bn (£47.7bn) in Q4 2022 from a year earlier, with falls for all the major real estate sectors, MSCI’s European Capital Trends report shows. Total 2022 investment activity in Europe fell 25% to €291.5bn (£258bn).
