The UK commercial property market saw a minor improvement last month with values falling by 0.5% as opposed to falling by 0.6% in May, according to CBRE's latest monthly index. The small improvement has helped to flatten the overall total return figure in June, following a small decline of -0.1% in May. Throughout 2012 commercial property values have declined by...

The Scottish capital Edinburgh could run out of available high-quality office space to rent within the next 18 months, according to a report by commercial property consultants GVA. GVA revealed there was very little new grade A commercial property under construction within Edinburgh's city centre and consequently demand will soon outstrip supply. The lack of construction has been blamed on...

New research from Jones Lang LaSalle has highlighted that the pace of rental growth in the UK commercial property office sector will far exceed industrial and retail sectors over the next five years. Despite the sluggish economic recovery continuing to take its toll on markets, it is said London's West End will continue to lead rental growth in the UK...

Commercial property values across the United Kingdom fell for a seventh straight month in May 2012, with a decline of -0.5 per cent - the steepest monthly decline since values began to fall in November 2011. Income return remained steady at 0.5 per cent, however this was no longer sufficient in order to offset the negative capital movements, according to...

The state of the UK commercial property market has been described as a 'safe haven' for potential investors in comparison to other European countries, following recent research by the CBRE. Amid financial problems concerning the Eurozone the UK continues to provide some stability, with Central London still the standout performer. There has been significant investment in the West End and...

In order to meet energy efficiency targets set within the 2011 Energy Act UK commercial property landlords are being encouraged to invest now in solar powered electricity, following new research conducted by DTZ. The study revealed a 50 per cent reduction in the cost of solar photovoltaic installations (PV) in the last 12 to 15 months. Subsequently commercial property landlords...

Debt held against commercial property throughout the UK fell by 6.8 per cent last year, according to the influential UK Commercial Property Lending Market report carried out by De Montfort University. The study is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind to survey lending for UK commercial property and although it found the overall level of debt was declining...

Central London's office, retail and industrial units remain the only areas of positive growth throughout the UK commercial property market, according to the latest IPD monthly index. Even with the capital's continued growth, overall values for the UK market fell by a further 0.3 per cent, the sixth consecutive month of negative growth for the commercial property sector. There is...

UK commercial properties could be owed an eye-watering £70 billion in unclaimed tax allowances, according to a new report by CA Tax Solutions. Recent research from Deloitte claimed that almost 90 per cent of all commercial work space in the UK would be owed a tax rebate for capital allowances worth thousands of pounds to each landlord. CA Tax Solutions...

Businesses looking to upgrade their company premises from Grade B to Grade A stock are expected to play an integral role in the growth of the office market in the coming years, according to residential and commercial property specialists, Knight Frank. Take up for office space within the M25 has focused almost solely on prime work space, which has encouraged...