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Growing bed shortage drives student accommodation rent hikes
Growth in the number of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) beds has slowed by 66.6% since 2019 and the supply shortage is expected to worsen, with an estimated shortfall of 490,000 beds by 2026, the latest annual report from student accommodation portal StuRents shows.
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Housebuilding lull weighs on construction activity
Housebuilding decreased for the 11th successive month in October and at a much steeper pace than elsewhere in the construction sector, with the headline S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) at 38.5.
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Q3 commercial investment falls 57% but UK industrial sector shows ‘glimmers of light’
European commercial real estate registered the seventh consecutive quarterly fall in investment in Q3, but the UK industrial sector provided a small bright spot, according to the latest research from MSCI Real Assets.
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Landlords are paying 40% higher mortgage interest than in August 2022
Landlords in the UK are currently paying £15bn in mortgage interest, representing a 40% increase in comparison to August last year, according to Hamptons Real Estate.
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Commercial deals value drops 73% as office transactions decline
The total value of UK commercial property deals plunged 73% to £3.7bn over the past six months, from £13.7bn in the previous six-month period, research from Sirius Property Finance reveals.
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Real estate total global value reaches $380trn
The value of all global real estate, including agricultural land, reached $379.7trn (£819,000m) in 2022, new research from Savills has found.
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Student housing deals outstrip retail to hit record £8.7bn in 2022
UK student housing deal volumes reached a record £8.7bn last year, exceeding retail deals for the first time ever, according to research released by MSCI.
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West End market ‘picking back up’ with £1bn under offer
Over £1bn of deals are under offer in the West End as the market shows signs of recovery, while office availability has exceeded £4bn to reach the highest volume this year to date.
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Residential land values fall in Q2 but Savills sees positive signs
UK residential land values softened in Q2 2023, reflecting downward pressures on land values and wider challenges in the market, according to a report from Savills.
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Brighton is top UK pick for foreign capital looking outside London
Brighton is the most attractive location for foreign investors looking to buy property outside London, according to a joint report by law firm Irwin Mitchell and consultancy Cebr.
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London’s supply of flexible office space surges 26% in Q2
London’s flexible office market has been bolstered by the largest increase in office supply since 2020 over the past quarter, with a host of expansions and new office openings in the flex sector, according to a report from UK flexible office marketplace Rubberdesk.
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Retail mix changes as leisure and F&B dominate over clothing
Traditional retail city centre and shopping centre mainstays such as clothing and footwear are declining as leisure and food and beverage (F&B) businesses move in, according to data revealed by location specialist CACI’s platform Brand Dimensions.
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Housing approvals at appeal rise but reform plan sparks concern
More new home developments are being granted planning permission at appeal than are being dismissed, according to research by Savills shared exclusively with Property Week.
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Subdued planning figures dash hopes of construction recovery
Data from Barbour ABI showing a fall in planning applications across the residential, office and industrial markets in May offers little hope for a short-term recovery in the construction sector.
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Manchester and Bristol are hotspots as investors look to regions
Manchester and Bristol have emerged as the UK’s commercial real estate hotspots over the next decade, according to CBRE’s latest regional city research.
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Take-up of big-box I&L space plummets as occupiers hit pause
Take-up of grade-A big-box industrial and logistics (I&L) space has plummeted over the past four quarters, according to analysis by BNP Paribas Real Estate.
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Property’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.