Patrick Scanlon

As AI has evolved from a niche capability to a general-purpose technology, massive capital inflows have driven unprecedented growth in the sector. In the UK, France, and Germany, investments are ...

The time taken to sell UK commercial properties has risen to its highest level in more than four years as geopolitical uncertainty, financing constraints and ongoing price discovery slow ...

A slowdown in new investment listings indicates vendors are stepping back from bringing assets to market following the outbreak of the Iran conflict, interrupting what had been a strong start to 2026.

Annual office sales in New York reached more than £10 billion ($13.8 billion) in the first quarter, almost £2 billion higher than the comparable figure in London.

The UK economy expanded by 0.3% in March, led by broad-based increases across the services sector. As a result, the quarterly data reflected growth of 0.6%, up sharply from growth of 0.1% in the ...

AI has evolved from a specialist tool into everyday technology, attracting huge investment and driving rapid growth across the sector. Demand from AI firms has boosted leasing levels in several UK ...

For much of the past decade, Class B office availability in New York and London followed broadly similar paths. That alignment is now breaking down.

Data for Q1 2026 suggests that the London office market has remained resilient amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty, rising inflation and renewed upward pressure on borrowing rates.

An increase in activity among smaller occupiers last year drove leasing volumes in London’s Southern Fringe submarket to its highest since 2016, when leasing rose to almost 1 million square feet, ...

The gap between office construction volumes in the world’s two biggest office markets reached a record high in the second half of 2025. There was more than 16 million square feet of office space ...

The difference between the vacancy rates for Central London and fringe London office markets has risen to over 2,500 basis points as occupiers continue to prioritise location in their real estate ...

Fundamentals in London’s Southbank East submarket have strengthened materially since mid-2025, following a prolonged period of demand weakness. Leasing momentum has recovered, with BP’s recent ...

Oxford’s position as a leading centre for science, research and innovation has generated strong demand growth over the past eight years and prompted a wave of new supply. The unprecedented ...

AI adoption, the 5G rollout and supportive government policy are pushing the UK into its fastest-ever phase of data centre construction, particularly across London and the South East.

UK life sciences demand reached a new record in 2025, with laboratory leasing rising to its highest level in at least a decade. Nearly 960,000 square feet of lab space was acquired nationwide, driven ...

Occupier demand for industrial stock in the South Coast strengthened towards the end of last year as market conditions stabilised. After a weak start to 2025, leasing activity turned a corner in late ...

Office vacancies in London’s City Core fell to 9.2% at the end of 2025, their lowest level for over five years and dipping below the Central London average for the first time in more than two ...

Key industry figures gathered in Cambridge last week in the sixth and final event of a series of UK roadshows, with this one focusing on the key trends unfolding in a strengthening office market in ...

Across the UK’s regional markets, occupiers have increasingly focused on high-quality, ESG-led office buildings in city centres as they sign new deals, with sustainability commitments and regulatory ...

Key industry figures gathered in Bristol last week in the fourth of a series of roadshows, with this one focusing on the key trends unfolding in a strengthening office market in the South West.