CoStar Investment Bulletin: Q1 2009
With the exception of a flurry of activity in December, investment activity has been extremely subdued since mid-2008. The expected depth and longevity of the current downturn has deterred most...
View ArticleColliers CRE: Birmingham Offices Net Stock Absorption - Autumn 2009
"Net stock absorption of offices was down by 86,975 sq ft for H1 2009, although this was a marked improvement upon the previous six months when occupation fell by over 260,000 sq ft."
View ArticleDTZ Property Times: Birmingham - Q4 2009
"Some further release of space is expected from the private sector in 2010, but any speculative development is now already marketed as available. Hence availability is expected to peak in 2010."
View ArticleCoStar Group: Central Birmingham Office Market Report
Birmingham may not have escaped the recession in 2009, but it came close to its ten-yearly average for office take-up, according to CoStar’s Central Birmingham Office Market Report. Even at the year’s...
View ArticleDTZ Property Times: Birmingham - Q1 2010
“Take-up rose to 170,000 sq ft in Q1, of which 40% was attributable to refurbished grade A stock.”
View ArticleBirmingham city centre office data
Research compiled by Savills shows that office take-up in Birmingham city centre stood at 90,767 sq ft in the first quarter of 2013.
View ArticleInvestor confidence in UK property market on the rise
Investor confidence in the UK property market is strengthening on the back of sustained economic growth, a new survey has revealed.
View ArticleHousing crisis hits big cities
Growth in home ownership in eight of England’s largest cities has stalled as the rising cost of housing prices buyers out.
View ArticleOverseas buyers are still major players in the Birmingham market
UK institutions again led the march to invest in property in Birmingham during 2014, according to research by GVA, but there was still a significant amount of activity from overseas buyers.
View ArticleWest Midlands industrial sector enjoys spike in investment
Research from Colliers International has revealed that £338m has been invested in industrial and logistics property in the West Midlands in the first quarter of 2015, which is more than a third (36%)...
View ArticleBirmingham helps drive stellar regional office take-up
Birmingham’s booming office market has helped drive commercial take-up in the UK’s nine largest regional cities to the highest level since the downturn, according to Bilfinger GVA.
View ArticleConfidence in regions continues to grow
A strong performance in the regions saw investment in UK commercial property balloon to £36bn in the first half of this year - the second-highest total on record, according to Lambert Smith Hampton’s...
View ArticleStrong demand boosts regional office take-up
Strong occupier demand in the final quarter of 2015 helped drive office take-up across the UK’s nine largest regional cities to levels 20% above the long-term average, according to Bilfinger GVA.
View ArticleRegional office markets set for strong 2016
Office markets in the UK’s major regional cities are expected to post strong growth again this year, following on from a stellar performance in 2015.
View ArticleBuzzing Birmingham faces looming office shortage
Birmingham is undergoing something of a boom, but grade-A office space in the city could reach an all-time low by 2017.
View ArticleGrade-A office space absorption in Birmingham reaches a record high
Net stock absorption of grade-A office space in Birmingham’s city centre reached a record high of 335,007 sq ft in 2015, according to new figures released by Colliers International.
View ArticleStable rents mark turnaround for West Midlands retail centres
Last year, retail rents in 45% of West Midlands’ centres were in decline, but there was a turnaround in H1 2016, according to research by Colliers International.
View ArticleSecondary retail assets present ‘golden opportunity’, says Savills
A lack of investment assets in the West Midlands means there is a large weight of money chasing any stock that does become available, according to research from Savills.
View ArticleBirmingham makes up ground on rival cities
Prime residential capital values in central Birmingham are expected to reach £400/sq ft this year, which would mark a return to pre-recession highs.
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