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August 7, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
July 30, 2025
Big Six landmark deals show selective confidence in regional office investment
Investment activity across the Big Six office markets remained relatively muted in the second quarter. However, two standout transactions of prime grade A assets, which sold for £75 million each, provided a notable boost to overall volumes.
July 30, 2025
Economic concerns, political noise upset reciprocal travel demand for US and Europe
LONDON — Both U.S. and European travelers are citing a mix of economic, political and perception-based reasons for reducing transatlantic vacations and hotel stays.
July 29, 2025
Marylebone office take-up soars to a 14-year high
Strong demand for new or refurbished space has pushed office take-up in the attractive West End area of Marylebone to near-record levels in recent quarters.
July 28, 2025
London office leasing voids are shortening as demand picks up
The number of months spent on the market, or leasing void, has fallen to its lowest level for three years in most Central London office markets, as vacancies continue to fall and demand remains buoyant.
July 24, 2025
London flex office demand hits decade low amid market shift and tech sector caution
Demand for office space in London from flexible workspace providers has reached one of its lowest levels for at least a decade. Rolling 12-month take-up by flex providers fell to just over 400,000 square feet in the second quarter of 2025, over 40% below the five-year average. Levels are now more than six times lower than the peak years of 2018 and 2019.
July 22, 2025
Croydon office take-up hits post-pandemic high as pipeline tightens
Office take-up in Croydon has reached its highest level since the beginning of 2021, as demand from the private and public sectors strengthened. At the midpoint of 2025, 12-month rolling take-up totalled more than 155,000 square feet, a 54% increase on the same point last year and almost 40% higher than the five-year average.
July 21, 2025
Reading’s retail revival is no fiction
Reading’s retail market is gathering steam after a difficult pandemic, and there are reasons to believe the nascent revival in Berkshire’s primary retail destination will continue.
July 18, 2025
Canada's office recovery may take longer than elsewhere
Office availability in Canadian central business districts has increased more than in central business districts in the United States and the United Kingdom.
July 18, 2025
The UK hotel market is in a state of flux after a challenging first half of the year
Half-year revenue per available room results point to a slowdown in UK hotel performance, according to CoStar data.
July 18, 2025
Regional office markets show resilience despite headwinds
Britain's major regional office markets delivered strong performance in the first half of 2025. The Big Six cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester recorded combined take-up of 1.73 million square feet, reports Savills.
July 18, 2025
UK office take-up hits post-pandemic high
Tariff concerns and trade tensions failed to dent momentum in the office occupier market in the second quarter of 2025 as national take-up surged to its highest level since the pandemic began.
July 17, 2025
Logistics availability rates continue upward march – but not in all regions
The availability rate of logistics warehouses of 50,000 square feet and above rose in eight of the UK mainland’s 11 regions in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, and 10 regions in the year to June.
July 16, 2025
Clarion call lifts Lancashire investment to record level
Lancashire industrial investment reached an all-time high during the second quarter of 2025, as a reversionary opportunity, a redevelopment project and the largest-ever transaction in the market changed hands.