■ The West Midlands, South West and the East of England have performed exceptionally well. All regions have seen above average levels of take-up.

■ Nationwide supply has risen by 1.5m sq ft since the turn of the year, and now stands at just over 28m sq ft. However, it should be noted that given the nature of the market this volatility should be expected as large units being developed speculatively, subsequently marketed and then occupied can easily skew reporting.

■ Investment volumes remain strong with £2.3bn deployed into the sector in 2017. The number of deals has fallen by a third, but a number of large capital investments and portfolio transactions have maintained the buoyant investor sentiment.

^{Main image: Lyons Park in Coventry where Goodman, advised by Savills, have leased a unit of 440,000 sq ft to a major online retailer}