UK Business Property - RSS FeedCommercial Property NewsF&C Commercial Property Trust faces EGM winding up motion if prices don't rise 10% in 22 days- July 31, 2007 The £917m F&C Commercial Property Trust, a FTSE 250 company, has an unprecedented dilemma on it's hands, thanks to an investor safety net with unintended consequences. In the report the trust's management reminds shareholders that ithttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/185 Gladman Developments shun Europe but shift emphasis to houses from commercial development.- July 31, 2007 FROM the day 20 years ago when David and Karen Gladman sold their house to fund their first property development, the couple have been risk takers. Not big risk takers - David Gladman insists he's gambled only half a dozen times in his life - but they arehttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/184 RBS in 3.7 billion commercial property sale- July 30, 2007 Royal Bank of Scotland is selling off £3.7bn of real estate which could be a sign that some investors believe the property market has peaked, according to a report in the 'Financial Times' this weekend. The bank, a big investor in the secthttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/180 Commercial Property stocks lead FTSE100 rally as prices recover to reflect NAV- July 30, 2007 Britain’s top share index rose last Friday in volatile trade as gains in real estate stocks and banks helped lift the FTSE 100 from four-month lows hit earlier on worries of a potential U.S. credit crunch.The FTSE 100 index was onhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/181 Arbitrage opportunities being seized by Fund Managers in property shares.- July 30, 2007 The property market slowdown has created good opportunities to exploit pricing differences between property shares, unlisted funds and property derivatives, fund manager London & Capital said today.London & Capital portfolio manager Ryhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/182 Colliers CRE the number 8 UK property consultancy says fee income up 34.5% to 49 million year on year.- July 30, 2007 COLLIERS CRE, the commercial property consultancy group, almost doubled its pre-tax profits over the first half of 2007 - despite concerns the UK property market had already peaked.The company, saw pre-tax profit rise to £3.01 millhttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/183 Just one more rate rise will achieve inflation target say NIESR- July 27, 2007 A leading British economic think tank revised up its forecast for UK economic growth this year but said the Bank of England would only need to raise interest rates once more to curb inflation.In its Economic Review, published on Friday,http://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/179 Investor syndicate of 24 buy 2.7 million Wilts shopping centre- small investors directly access commercial property market.- July 26, 2007 The Paxcroft Mead Shopping Centre in Trowbridge Wlits, has been bought by a group of 24 investors who between them spent £2.7m on the purchase.Each syndicate member has staked between £25,000 and £134,000 in the 12,960http://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/178 Yields rise for the first time in past 5 years in regional office and industrial property say CBRE- July 26, 2007 For the first time in five years regional office and industrial markets have reported a rise in yields, according to new research from CB Richard Ellis.The property consultant's UK Prime Rent and Yield Index shows that regional office yields shttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/177 Jones Lang La Salle global earnings rise almost 19% beating forecasts- July 25, 2007 Jones Lang LaSalle Inc, a global real estate services company, posted earnings on Tuesday that beat Wall Street’s expectations strong demand worldwide for commercial real estate.“All across the portfolio, you’re seeing stronghttp://www.ukbusinessproperty.co.uk/news/article/176 |