Tees Valley and Durham industrial investment hits three-year high
Sales of manufacturing properties have lifted volumes
Industrial sales volumes in Tees Valley and Durham have hit their highest level in three calendar years with several weeks of this year remaining.
Investing in Scotland: only for the bravehearted?
The country may have fallen out of favour with some investors, but are they missing out?
Scotland has been off-limits for more than a few London-based investors for much of the past decade. Reasons often cited include risks associated with the country becoming independ...
Aberdeen punches above its weight for investment
The Granite City has been a magnet for yield-hungry buyers in the past year
The Granite City has enjoyed a turnaround in fortunes over the past year as yield-seeking buyers increasingly shrug off concerns associated with its energy-dominated economy and co...
Golden Triangle and Scotland stand out as industrial demand moderates
Midlands and Scottish markets occupy the top five spots in CoStar’s ranking
Although tenant demand for warehouse space has cooled and the national industrial vacancy rate has risen over the past several quarters, the picture is nuanced by market.
Prime Glasgow shops hit the market as Zone A rents soar
Redevco and CBRE IM are hoping to entice buyers seeking reversionary opportunities on the city’s main retail street
A couple of prime properties on Buchanan Street, central Glasgow’s main retail thoroughfare, have hit the market in recent days.
Key sentiment indicators edge down further as budget looms
Leading measures of business activity and consumer confidence worsened in October
Responses to key sentiment surveys signalled ongoing caution among private sector firms and consumers in the lead-up to the new Labour government’s first budget set to take place n...
Webinar: beds and sheds outlook for the UK
Watch CoStar’s recent webinar covering trends and insights from the popular living, hospitality and industrial sectors
CoStar earlier this month hosted a webinar, ‘Beds & Sheds: Follow the Herd or Hide Under the Duvet?’ where analysts Grant Lonsdale and Cristina Balekjian highlighted key insights a...
Swiss Life sets new tone for pricing with £40 million Scottish logistics park buy
The prime Wincanton and Bunzl-let scheme has been bought at a 5.5% yield
Swiss Life has bought Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill, near Glasgow, from Knight Property Group for £40 million, or a 5.5% yield, in an off-market deal that sets the tone for ...
Vacancies drop in Glasgow’s largest floorplate offices
Buildings with typical floors of 15,000 square feet and larger are enjoying a turnaround in fortunes
Office vacancies in central Glasgow stand at 14.4%, their highest level this century, but the picture is nuanced across buildings with different-sized floorplates.
Key sentiment indicators tick down ahead of autumn budget
Leading measures of business activity and consumer confidence went into reverse in September
Responses to key sentiment surveys signalled caution among private sector firms and consumers in the run-up to the government’s autumn budget set to take place on 30 October.
Industrial tenants ditch older warehouses for newer ones
Net absorption remains concentrated in modern industrial properties
Industrial net absorption, the change in occupied space, has been negative by more than 15 million square feet this year as demand has fallen and many occupiers have vacated unneed...
M8 warehouse vacancies fall to new low
Less than 2% of warehouses along Scotland’s key distribution route are unoccupied
Industrial vacancies along the M8 corridor between Glasgow and Edinburgh have fallen to 1.9%, a fresh low.
Scotland’s office ownership landscape in 2024
CoStar’s Owners Module shows institutions own only a fraction of the country’s office stock
Scotland’s office ownership landscape has changed significantly in recent years as value declines allied to rising interest rates, the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2014 Scottish indep...
Which investors control the UK’s industrial sector?
CoStar’s new Owners Module shows that Blackstone, Tritax and Segro are leading a crowded field
The industrial sector, and in particular logistics, remains a sector of choice for many investors, thanks to a combination of structural factors, favourable supply-demand dynamics ...
Milton Keynes Industrial Take-Up Sinks but Investors Stay Keen
The Market Has Produced Some of the Strongest Rental Growth in the UK in Recent Times
Industrial take-up in Milton Keynes registered just north of 100,000 square feet in the first half of 2024, down nearly two-thirds on the first six months of 2023 and the market’s ...
Automotive and E-Commerce Occupiers Support Newcastle Industrial Leasing Upturn
Battery Maker AESC and Pennguin Both Took More than 100,000 Square Feet in the Second Quarter
Industrial leasing in Newcastle jumped above 450,000 square feet in the second quarter of 2024, more than double the take-up in the same quarter in 2023 and the highest figure sin...
Warehouse Rent Growth Reaccelerates in Northampton As It Cools Across the UK
Industrial Rents in Northampton Have Grown by Nearly 9% in the Past Year
At a time when industrial rent growth is cooling across the UK, Northampton is notably bucking the trend.
Golden Triangle Logistics Hubs Defy UK Industrial Rent Growth Slowdown
Northampton, Birmingham and Shropshire & Staffordshire are Leading the Way
While industrial rent growth has cooled sharply across the UK, the slowdown has not been uniform across markets, with rents still growing strongly in several key logistics hubs in ...
French Investor Appetite Drives Upturn in Scottish Office Sales
Annual Office Volumes Have Risen for the First Time in Two Years
Office investment in Scotland hit £160 million in the second quarter of 2024, up 90% quarter-on-quarter and 35% year-over-year.
Industrial Space Available on a Sublease Surges to 11-Year High
Available Tenant Space Has Risen 143% Since Mid-2022
Industrial occupiers are seeking to dispose of 17.7 million square feet through subleasing or assigning unused warehouse space. The figure, an 11-year high, is up 56% year-over-yea...