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August 27, 2025 | 1:27 P.M.
Masters of their destinies: Luxury retailers are buying up their own stores in London and Paris
While millions of pounds and euros ring through the tills of the high-end boutiques of Bond Street and the Champs-Élysées each day, billions are being spent on the shops themselves, as luxury retailers seek to cement their strategic positions on two of the world’s most glamorous shopping streets for the long term.
August 26, 2025 | 10:35 P.M.
Nonlisted REITs stage comeback despite lingering Blackstone, Starwood redemption struggles
Most of the largest nonlisted real estate investment trusts are raising more cash after three years of large-scale investor withdrawals, a sign of optimism in a sector hurt by a drop in deals and building valuations due to higher interest rates.
August 26, 2025 | 6:49 AM
Stars, stripes and savings: Americans visit the UK less and travel smarter
Arrivals from the United States into the United Kingdom have slowed since the start of the year, according to the data from the US International Trade Administration, and this is one factor impacting hotel revenue growth, especially at the upper end.
August 22, 2025 | 6:00 AM
Liverpool’s landmark offices lead investment resurgence
The two largest office investment transactions in Liverpool since 2017 have lifted volumes to £128 million over the year to date. This already puts investment at a four-year high, which should comfortably extend to eight years by the end of the year.
August 20, 2025 | 6:00 AM
Bristol office market at a turning point as vacancies fall and leasing accelerates
Falling vacancies and strengthening occupier demand indicate that the Bristol office market has entered the upswing phase of the next cycle. The vacancy rate, which had been rising since the beginning of 2020, peaked at almost 11% in first quarter of 2025 before falling to 10.3% in the second quarter. Forecasts suggest that vacancies will continue to fall over the coming years as demand improves and construction remains low.
August 19, 2025 | 1:11 P.M.
Domestic UK holiday destinations are leading revenue growth as urban hotel markets struggle
Stronger demand improvements and limited supply pressures have enabled hoteliers in mostly rural domestic-led holiday destinations to drive revenue per available room growth, according to CoStar data.
August 18, 2025 | 6:00 AM
Big Six out-of-town office demand bounces back
The key regional out-of-town office markets have seen the strongest net demand since the pandemic started, following large lettings across the Big Six cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester.
August 15, 2025 | 11:19 AM
Lease renewals and re-gears spike as Glasgow runs out of top-quality offices
Office lease renewals and re-gears spiked in Glasgow’s city core in the first half of 2025 as firms recommitted to existing offices amid exceptionally low levels of prime office supply.
August 14, 2025 | 1:55 P.M.
Bothwell Street: Glasgow’s new superhero headquarters
With Tom Holland’s Spider-Man web-slinging through Glasgow’s skyline as the new film shoots in the city, Bothwell Street was recently transformed into a cinematic battleground. But behind the scenes, offices on the street are showing their own resilience.
August 14, 2025 | 10:10 AM
UK economy beats expectations in the second quarter, driven by construction and services
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, beating analysts’ expectations of a more modest expansion of 0.1%. Slower growth had been factored in after the first quarter of the year recorded strong gross domestic product growth of 0.7%, driven by a rise in exports and house sales ahead of the introduction of US tariffs and a hike in stamp duty.
August 11, 2025 | 6:52 AM
London office vacancies fall for the first time in three years as demand improves
Conditions in Central London’s office occupier market have started to show strong signs of improvement during the first half of 2025. There has been a positive change in occupier demand, vacancies have started to tighten and construction starts are falling.
August 8, 2025 | 3:46 P.M.
AI's impact on the office sector? Poll finds the jury is still out.
When it comes to artificial intelligence and the future of the office sector, the industry can’t seem to agree on much.
August 7, 2025 | 9:32 AM
UK commercial property yields softened in the second quarter, but London offices bucked the trend
Average yields moved out across the UK in the second quarter of 2025, reversing some of the previous compression amid tariff uncertainty and potential trade wars. However, London office yields continued to fall, as improving fundamentals and rising rents led more investors to target office buildings in the capital’s best locations.
August 7, 2025 | 6:00 AM
Central London bounceback leads UK markets in CoStar’s office ranking
Office occupier leasing has seen a robust first half of 2025, with several markets recording the strongest activity since the pandemic. A bounceback in London has led demand, which has also improved in the South East and several key regional markets. However, the picture is nuanced, with performance varying by sector and location.
August 6, 2025 | 1:44 P.M.
A growing construction pipeline points to greater hotel supply-side risks
Despite a challenging construction market, hotel developments are back on an upward trend, with rooms under construction and in final planning growing in recent months.
August 5, 2025 | 6:48 AM
A tale of four cities: Which UK capital city hotel market is faring best?
Occupancy across the four UK capital cities has been resilient. However, the story may be nuanced on a market-by-market basis, given local supply and demand dynamics.
August 4, 2025 | 7:21 AM
Scottish commercial property investment revives
Commercial property investment in Scotland exceeded £500 million in the second quarter of 2025, a rise of 67% quarter-on-quarter and 15% year-over-year.
August 1, 2025 | 1:20 P.M.
The CoStar Market Activity Tracker: Which UK markets stood out during the first half of 2025?
The UK occupier markets have shown positive signs of recovery over the first six months of the year, though the story varies by sector and location, according to CoStar’s latest Market Activity Tracker report.
July 31, 2025 | 1:20 P.M.
The risk to UK office markets as 'second wave of AI adoption' gathers pace
The "second wave of AI adoption" – the rapid integration of AI by businesses – presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant risks for the UK's service-led urban economies. While promising productivity growth, this technological wave poses challenges to labour market stability and, by extension, offices.
July 31, 2025 | 7:26 AM
Scotland’s economy falters amid global uncertainty and domestic pressures
Scotland’s gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in May, according to the latest figures from the Scottish Government.

Masters of their destinies: Luxury retailers are buying up their own stores in London and Paris

Nonlisted REITs stage comeback despite lingering Blackstone, Starwood redemption struggles

Stars, stripes and savings: Americans visit the UK less and travel smarter

Liverpool’s landmark offices lead investment resurgence

Bristol office market at a turning point as vacancies fall and leasing accelerates

Domestic UK holiday destinations are leading revenue growth as urban hotel markets struggle

Big Six out-of-town office demand bounces back

Lease renewals and re-gears spike as Glasgow runs out of top-quality offices

Bothwell Street: Glasgow’s new superhero headquarters

UK economy beats expectations in the second quarter, driven by construction and services

London office vacancies fall for the first time in three years as demand improves

AI's impact on the office sector? Poll finds the jury is still out.

UK commercial property yields softened in the second quarter, but London offices bucked the trend

Central London bounceback leads UK markets in CoStar’s office ranking

A growing construction pipeline points to greater hotel supply-side risks

A tale of four cities: Which UK capital city hotel market is faring best?

Scottish commercial property investment revives

The CoStar Market Activity Tracker: Which UK markets stood out during the first half of 2025?

The risk to UK office markets as 'second wave of AI adoption' gathers pace

Scotland’s economy falters amid global uncertainty and domestic pressures

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