Central London occupiers have a lot of factors to consider for their offices at the moment: deals are taking longer than ever to complete with average length of time between launching a search and completing a lease reaching 52 months for 100,000-square-foot plus requirements, so time in the market is crucial; global uncertainty is impacting confidence; fit-out costs continue to rise; and the growth of artificial intelligence is affecting business plans.
Saks Global, rebranded as Exemplar Luxury Group, successfully navigated a complex bankruptcy where it dramatically slashed debt and real estate while settling disputes with some vendors. But its next chapter may be even more challenging, retail analysts and real estate professionals say.
The UK build-to-rent sector has received a bumper £2.2 billion of investment in the second quarter of 2026 in its strongest quarter on record, research has shown.
Potential future prime minister Andy Burnham has proposed an increase on business rates on warehouses to help fund tax cuts for shops and pubs, highlighting the trade-offs involved in attempts to reform Britain's business rates system.
One Investment Management, Aendre Group and Lifestyle Hospitality Capital have wasted no time lodging plans to significantly increase the number of beds and rework redevelopment plans for the former Belgravia Police Station in London, after buying the site's owner this month.
Lendlease and the Crown Estate have launched a public consultation on the masterplan for one of London's largest regeneration projects around Euston Station, days after the partners formalised their £24 billion UK joint venture.
More than £350 million of Scottish commercial real estate traded in the second quarter of the year, according to analysis published by Lismore Real Estate Advisors.
Hines, the global real assets investment manager, has launched a €500 million benchmark green bond for the Hines European Core Fund, targeting "compelling" European real estate opportunities.
Real estate investment manager Vengrove has completed the acquisition of two mid-box logistics assets in the West Midlands and North West for £24.65 million for its pan-European industrial and logistics strategy.
The recent heatwave is a reminder that cities can no longer afford to place climate resilience on the back burner. As temperatures rise and pressure on public health grows, the challenge is no longer simply how cities continue to grow, but how they adapt to a much hotter and more unpredictable future.
Global investment firm KKR acquired apartment complexes in Seattle and its Eastside suburb, Redmond, amid signs that multifamily investment could be picking up in the region.
Jersey Mike’s Subs is officially joining the ranks of retail operators seeking to go public this year, with the sandwich chain outlining plans to grow to roughly 15,000 restaurants worldwide — more than four times its current footprint of 3,300 locations.
Preleasing is underway for The Residences on Winter Street, a 65-unit apartment project that is adding new inventory to downtown Reno at a time when multifamily construction has slowed across the market.
Apartment demand remains firm in Orange County, California, but rent growth is modest as employment and income growth slow, keeping supply and demand largely in balance.
