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11 May, 2012:

European commercial property cools down

Commercial property investment markets cooled down at the start of the year, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

10 May, 2012:

Drive time for prime time in M25 market

Prime office stock will drive the M25 office market for the next four years, predicts Knight Frank. Companies looking to upgrade from Grade B stock to Grade A will fuel market activity for the foreseeable future, the agence declared at its annual M25 office market presentation at the Dorchester Hotel.

09 May, 2012:

UK commercial property improves in April

UK commercial property performance improved in April, according to CBRE. The firm's latest UK Monthly Index reveals that there was a marginal increase in headline total returns, as capital value declines slowed, which allowed total returns to increase by 0.1 per cent compared to the previous month.

08 May, 2012:

Bulgaria's frozen market will "thaw by 2013"

Bulgaria's frozen property market is predicted to thaw by 2013. Colliers found that investment transactions at the end of 2011 totalled €186 million; the highest level since 2008.

New Zealand commercial property picks up

Demand for New Zealand commercial property has picked up at the start of 2012, according to the latest RICS Global Commercial Property Survey.

01 May, 2012:

Expats jump euro ship and swim to UK

George Kapetanios. Silene Sashugba. Alexander Mamut. They are from different countries but they have one thing in common: they have all come to England. George, a former restaurant owner, jumped ship as the Greek debt crisis spread to find long-term financial security for his family in the UK. And according to new reports, property investors are doing the same.

30 April, 2012:

"Bumper year" predicted for UK holiday homes

2012 has been called a "bumper year" for holiday homes, as international attention turns to the UK in the wake of the Olympics and the Queen's jubilee.

27 April, 2012:

US office rents on the up

Average asking rents for U.S. office space increased in the first three months of 2012, despite a slowdown in leasing activity, according to Cushman & Wakefield's first quarter statistics for the Central Business District (CBD) office market.

26 April, 2012:

Abu Dhabi resumes paused commercial projects

Abu Dhabi has resumed several paused projects this week, the emirate's executive council has announced.

25 April, 2012:

Abu Dhabi rents fall in first quarter

Rental rates for residential and office property in Abu Dhabi fell sharply in the first quarter of 2012, according to CBRE's latest report.

20 April, 2012:

Central London offices bucks UK trend at start of positive year

Central London offices are still bucking the wider UK trends in the commercial property sector, according to two new reports out this week.

19 April, 2012:

Dubai’s commercial property is "highly competitive"

Commercial property in Dubai is "highly competitive", according to a new report from Cluttons. The market review, which analysed the sector in the Emirate, highlighted the high levels of office supply as the primary cause.

17 April, 2012:

Investors spend over £1.1bn on student housing

Investment in student accommodation has soared in recent months, according to new research by CBRE, which reveals that investors spent £246m in the first quarter of 2012 and over £1.1bn in 2011. With student and investor demand on the up, everyone is clamouring to get back into the classroom. One developer in Nottingham is even planning to convert a pub into student flats, sparking protests from locals.

16 April, 2012:

UK retail property market continues to struggle

Demand for retail premises continued to stutter in the first three months of 2012. This, combined with growing availability in the sector, resulted in a further drop in rental expectations, says the latest RICS UK Commercial Market Survey.

03 April, 2012:

Number of Cape Verde hotel units up almost 10pc year-on-year

Official figures released in March from the Cape Verdean National Statistics Institute (INE) show that the number of hotel units across the archipelago rose by a mighty 9.6% year-on-year, from 178 hotels in 2010 to 195 in 2011.