Category: Overseas Properties

London’s 265 Strand Sold For £77 million

NTT Urban Development Corporation whose HQ is in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, has announced its acquisition of London’s 265 Strand through its UK subsidiary UD Europe Limited.

Skanska Appointed As Building Contractor For 100 Cheapside

Skanska has been appointed as the building contractor for 100 Cheapside – the 100,000 sq ft prime City office development in London. Work on the building is expected to start immediately.

Office Properties Under Pressure

Compared to retail and industrial properties, experts predict that office properties will most likely remain a problematic sector in the next 12-18 months.

UK’s Commercial Market Shows Slow Signs Of Recovery

The UK’s commercial real estate construction market faces a long, slow recovery as output values drop and demand falters, it is claimed.

West End Office Space In Top Spot Thanks To Demands From Investors

More than £3bn of in London West End office assets changed hands in the year to June as sustained investor demand helped reinforce the location as the UK’s top performing office investment market.

Reed Smith Continues It’s Asian Expansion – Launches Office In Singapore

Reed Smith has continued its expansion into Asia with the opening of a Singapore office this month

TMT Companies To Snap Up London Office Space

The UK’s fast-growing technology, media and telecommunications sector is set to create a surge in demand for London office space during the next two years, offering a boon to tenant-deprived property companies. TMT companies are on course to absorb an additional 1.2m sq ft by 2014, an area twice the size of the Shard, London’s [...]

Stability Over Yields – Are European Investors Losing Out

The growing economical crisis is causing more and more investors to think twice before investing. This is largely the case with European investors as recent data revealed that when faced between yields and stability, it is the latter option that is preferred. Investments is all about taking risks while having the knowledge that it might [...]

Malaysians Are Top Buyers Of London’s Office Property

Malaysian investors are being hailed as the leading buyers of London’s offices, a first in 2012, with the recent purchase of one London’s landmarks – Battersea Power Station – helping to cement their place in the real estate scene. According to the latest research by CBRE, a property consultant group, Malaysians are responsible for snapping [...]

France Is Europe’s Commercial Property Hotspot

The commercial property market has been gaining speed with countries such as Australia, Spain and Singapore among others, continually recording high rise in demands. Following along is France as a recent data shows that the country’s commercial property market was the most active in Europe during the second quarter of this year. Data collected by [...]