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Commercial Quarterly Examiner – retail market market update Q4 2024

The other side of the growth of occupier and investment demand for industrial and logistics property has been a long drawn-out decline of the physical retail space.

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Retail shopping centre

Commercial Quarterly Examiner – industrial market update Q4 2024

In the space of ten years, the representation of the industrial sector within the UK’s All Property institutional commercial real estate market has doubled.

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Commercial Quarterly Examiner – office market update Q4 2024

Office markets across the UK are being shaped by working from home and the push for net zero.

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Transforming business rates - Cluttons view on government proposals

UK & London rental market update – January 2025

The large imbalance between demand and supply partly unwound in 2024, although demand remains strong, and a lack of supply in the market is still driving rental growth. New policies likely to come into force this year could lead to a further contraction in supply.

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UK & London sales market update – January 2025

Activity in the UK housing market has been boosted by in recent months by rate cuts last year and buyers keen to beat the stamp duty deadline in April when lower thresholds for paying the tax are reinstated.

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Economic update & residential forecasts – January 2025

A volatile start to the year in the bond markets highlighted the more uncertain global geopolitical landscape and concerns about the UK’s fiscal position, although gilt yields have fallen back after better-than-expected inflation figures.

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Commercial market update Winter 2024

Investment activity picks up as commercial property turns the corner, but the divergence within the office market is becoming more entrenched.

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Office market update Winter 2024

In short: Investment activity starts to rise from a low base, as prime office market gains more momentum. However, demand for secondary and tertiary office space is still low, pushing up vacancy rates across the sector.

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Office block in London Docklands

Retail market update Winter 2024

In short: The recovery in the retail sector has paused, as more challenging economic and financial conditions for households take their toll on this market.

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Industrial market update Winter 2024

In short: Capital growth is gaining momentum amid resilient rental growth and stable yields. Increased supply is pushing up vacancy rates, and this may continue into next year, but demand is still strong for well positioned buildings with good ESG credentials, especially as companies look to ensure their supply chains meet net-zero criteria.

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