UK
Why shops did not save our town centresLucy Alexander The Times 11.03.2010 | Riverside property: Tide is high for seafaring buyers seeking waterfront bolt-holesCaroline McGhie The Telegraph 11.03.2010 |
 How regeneration of our inner cities failed to materialise and why developments have gone from boom to bust |  Riverside properties have held their value over the past couple of years, commanding an average of 30 per cent more than elsewhere, says Caroline McGhie. |
First-time buyers 'may only be able to purchase a home in their 30s' Houseladder Ltd 11.03.2010 | City of London commercial property market tipped for resurgenceDavid Hudek Mellersh & Harding 11.03.2010 |
 The comments of one housing expert could make gloomy reading for potential first-time buyers in their twenties. |  The City of London is set to lead the UK office market resurgence in 2010, a new survey suggests. According to the King Sturge: Office Markets 2010 report, the City of London is seeing increased demand for office space following the end of two years of instability caused by the global economic downturn. |
Property prices in UK’s most expensive street soar, survey reveals Property Wire 11.03.2010 | UK housing affordability hits 7-year highSandy Smith HULIQ 11.03.2010 |
 The average cost of a property in the most expensive street in England and Wales has soared by £300,000 during the past year, according to new research. |  A drop in both house prices and mortgage rates has improved the affordability of housing in the United Kingdom to its highest level since 2003. |
Foundations for recovery: can the construction industry green build itself out of the recession?Louise Bateman Green Wise 10.03.2010 | Can you fit a wind turbine in a housing estate?Ian Blake BBC News 10.03.2010 |
 The UK construction industry is experiencing the worst slump in decades and it's not over yet. So is green building the answer to its woes? Louise Bateman reports. |  How many people are actually going to be able to install renewable energy-generating technology in their homes? |
CBRE Investors launches prop. fund for UK pension investors Reuters 10.03.2010 | Property: Get ready for the triple dipDavid Campbell City Wire 10.03.2010 |
 LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - CBRE Investors (CBG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said it has launched a fund targeting mainly UK Defined Contribution (DC) pension investors, aiming to buy 1 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) of British commercial property in the long-term. |  UK property is likely to enter an unprecedented triple dip through 2011, say some of the sector’s leading managers and advisers, although the 2010 outlook has been upgraded. The total return is likely to halve to 6.6% between 2010/11, with capital values falling 1.5%, respondents told the Investment Property Forum’s long-term trend Consensus Forecast |
