Property Market Review September 2019
Transaction volume rebound unlikely In their recent ‘Market in Minutes’ report, covering the UK commercial property market, Savills has outlined that while investment volumes have been lower in comparison with recent averages, Q3 is expected to surpass the Q2 figure of £8.9bn. At this point in the year, Savills would usually expect a bounce in […]
Mortgages and Property / Investment
Property Market Review August 2019
MARKET BEHAVIOUR “LITTLE CHANGED” AS BREXIT HEADWINDS REMAIN The UK Commercial Property Market Survey for Q2, conducted by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, reports that demand is still solid across the industrial sector and that further growth in capital values is expected across both the prime industrial and office sectors over the coming year. […]
Economic Review – August 2019
EMPLOYMENT AT NEW RECORD HIGH The latest batch of employment data released by the Office for National Statistics
Investment commentary Q2 July 2019
PAY GROWTH STRONGEST IN A DECADE The latest batch of labour market statistics shows that UK workers’ basic pay is now growing at the fastest rate
Property Market Review July 2019
UK WAREHOUSE TAKE-UP VARIES REGIONALLY Savills recent ‘Spotlight: Big Shed Briefing’ publication, focused on the UK warehouse sector, shows strong overall take-up, with wide regional variations. Take-up for H1 2019 increased 28% on the long-term average for the first half of a year, reaching 16.07m sq. ft. Taken in isolation, Q2 was exceptional with 9.55m […]
Investment commentary
Economic Review – September 2019
RECESSION FEARS EASE The latest gross domestic product (GDP) statistics showed the economy grew more strongly