Research

Forecasts & Outlook Q4 2021

The economy continues to recover and GDP finally returned to pre-pandemic levels in Q4. More expansion is expected in 2022, but cost of living pressures are likely to limit growth in the short term.

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Wider South East Q4 2021

House prices and rents across the wider South East grew strongly in Q4, with annual increases of around 10% – in line with the national picture.

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London sales & rental review Q4 2021

The sales and rental markets in London both showed strong growth in Q4, but overall have not quite kept pace with the rest of the country through the pandemic period.

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Chiswick Estate, London

Development review Q4 2021

The end of 2021 saw housing supply broadly continuing in line with recent trends at national level and in London, having now recovered to pre-pandemic levels but, unlike second hand market activity, not surpassed them.

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Residential building on River Thames

UK rental market Q4 2021

Rental growth was very high in 2021, as high as 10% at national level on Rightmove’s index. This is driven by demand continuing to outstrip supply across most regions, property types and price points.

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Prebend Street, Islington

UK sales market Q4 2021

Q4 was the first quarter for over a year with no stamp duty discount available, but the sales market maintained momentum and finished the year with double-digit price growth. Transactions have so far avoided the steep drop off expected in some quarters, despite shortages of stock for sale.

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Connecting the UK

We partnered with YouGov to survey MPs and councillors about the Government’s gigabit rollout plans and the challenges involved in meeting the national targets. In addition, we surveyed businesses and consumers to gain insight into the level of understanding around gigabit capable technology and awareness of the benefits that gigabit connections can bring.

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Retail market report Q3 2021

Retail capital values over the last three months have grown by 3.2% (the strongest quarterly rate since 2010) with values stabilising across all retail segments.

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Retail high street

Office market report Q3 2021

There are emerging signs of polarisation in the office market between top spec buildings versus those of a lower quality.

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Office building

Industrial market report Q3 2021

Industrial investment flows are now not only ahead of the same period in 2020 but also significantly ahead of 2019 levels, driven by the continued strength of investor interest in the logistics sector.

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Industrial units