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Market in Minutes: West End Investment Watch
"Market awaits a £100m+ office income trade"
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"Market awaits a £100m+ office income trade"
"Regional office markets continue to make improvements, largely due to heightened business sentiment, greater levels of office participation, and long overdue office relocations. Though large amounts of supply are in the pipeline for many regional markets, sound demand from tenants should ensure stable absorption and only temporal fluctuations in respective markets."
"Flight to quality continues to drive the market, with H1 2024 take-up back in line with the five-year average"
"Yield compression re-emerged in June but, as of yet, has not translated into increased transactional activity across the board. This may change in H2 considering improving corporate confidence and a stronger economic backdrop"
"The Tokyo office market has seen consecutive quarters of improvement, suggesting that the market has firmly transitioned to a recovery phase. Firm office demand levels are supported by moderate amounts of new supply in 2024. Looking ahead, 2025 will bring significant new supply, but pre-leasing appears encouraging. Bifurcation is expected to persist, largely influenced by location and age."
"Welcome to your latest Central London office market watch, exploring insight from the City and West End office occupational markets"
"It is clear that pricing has started to change in some segments, with sectors (retail warehouses, industrial and hotels) more advanced on their journey than others"
"Rising construction costs squeeze developer margins, but rental growth outlook remains positive"
"In Italy, occupational demand has proven to be resilient, whilst flight to quality has supported rental growth. In the first quarter of 2024, office sector returned to be the first asset class in terms of investments volume."
"Investor activity subdued in Q1"