Research

UK office market review Q4 2020

UK office market more resilient than expected with declines in values less severe than commentators had predicted.

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UK industrial market review Q4 2020

Demand for industrial and warehouse space is driven by the economic performance of the retail, logistics and manufacturing sectors.

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UK economic outlook Q4 2020

The restrictions due to the second lockdown – the so-called ‘circuit-breaker’ – caused a further fall in GDP in November, 2.6% below the previous month. On an annual basis, output has fallen 8.9%, and is currently 8.5% below the pre-pandemic level (February 2020).

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Forecasts & outlook Q4 2020

The table below shows Experian’s latest house price forecasts for Cluttons, all based on their latest central economic scenario of GDP returning to end-2019 levels in early 2023 – this is a slower recovery than expected last quarter.

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Prime Central London Q4 2020

There were further decreases for sales values and rents in Q4, according to Cluttons Prime Central London Index, shown in Figure 1. Although the pace of quarter-on-quarter decreases slowed, the annual falls reached 13.2% for sales and 17.8% for rents.

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Wider South East Q4 2020

The wider South East saw strong price growth in Q4, in line with the performance of the UK market, according to the Nationwide indices.

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London development Q4 2020

Q4 was a slower one for new build sales and development activity in London, with all three main metrics lower than Q4 2019, according to the latest data from Molior, shown in Table 1. Molior’s January report noted distinct patterns of behaviour across 2020’s four quarters, not all driven by the pandemic.

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Greater London sales & rental review Q4 2020

In terms of sentiment 2020 was a case of London vs. the rest, with stories of buyers keen to move to larger homes in the country now they can, or must, work from home and avoid the commute.

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England residential development Q4 2020

Q4 saw the residential development sector try to make up lost ground from the first lockdown, partially succeeding.

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UK rental review Q4 2020

After much volatility in Q2 and 3, sentiment in the national lettings market (outside London) settled back towards pre-pandemic trends in Q4, despite continuing lockdown restrictions.

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