South East and Greater London Offices
A spotlight on Offices and Life Sciences
01 May 2025
What is the most accurate description of the current South East office market? Evolving. Transforming. Polarised?
This broad range of viewpoints is synonymous with today’s marketplace. Whether negatively or positively impacted, it is undeniable that each market across the region is undergoing its most disruptive change in market dynamics of recent times.
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Life sciences
Decoding innovation-led real estate demand in Oxford and Cambridge
As take-up from the science and innovation sectors accelerates in the global innovation powerhouses of Cambridge and Oxford, we analyse the specific real estate needs of rapidly growing sub-sectors such as AI, engineering biology and quantum computing.
22 May 2025
Offices
What’s the alternative?
The next phase of office market evolution is in full flow. It is predicted that office stock in England and Wales could reduce by 47m sq ft or 5% of total stock over the next 10 years.
22 May 2025
Investment
Navigating CRE debt markets in 2024
Integrating leverage into today’s real estate transactions has become increasingly complex as the pendulum of debt costs has swung from historic lows to recent peaks. Yet, amidst these challenges, a newfound (but welcome) appreciation for the pivotal role of debt in investment decisions has emerged.
22 May 2025
Investment
Capital Markets overview – Looking forward to 2024
Undoubtedly, 2023 proved challenging for the South East office investment market, with volumes finishing at £1.3bn, 54% below the 10-year annual average. This low total should come as no surprise - a downward spiral of macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions heightened risk, while the high cost of debt and the structural shift legacy of COVID-19 questioned viability. The conclusion for most investors, therefore, was simple: to wait.
22 May 2025
Offices
What’s the alternative?
The next phase of office market evolution is in full flow. It is predicted that office stock in England and Wales could reduce by 47m sq ft or 5% of total stock over the next 10 years.
22 May 2025
Investment
Navigating CRE debt markets in 2024
Integrating leverage into today’s real estate transactions has become increasingly complex as the pendulum of debt costs has swung from historic lows to recent peaks. Yet, amidst these challenges, a newfound (but welcome) appreciation for the pivotal role of debt in investment decisions has emerged.
22 May 2025
Investment
Capital Markets overview – Looking forward to 2024
Undoubtedly, 2023 proved challenging for the South East office investment market, with volumes finishing at £1.3bn, 54% below the 10-year annual average. This low total should come as no surprise - a downward spiral of macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions heightened risk, while the high cost of debt and the structural shift legacy of COVID-19 questioned viability. The conclusion for most investors, therefore, was simple: to wait.
22 May 2025
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