July 2015

There are many questions surrounding China’s dramatic stock market collapse, Chinese shares plunged over the last months and have fallen almost a third in value since the June 12th high.  The loss in the value of Chinese companies is estimated to be circa $3 trillion, nearly 20 times the estimated...

The commercial property industry has seen an increasing number of regulations in relation to energy performance due to The UK’s government’s commitment to reduce the high level of carbon emissions. As 50% of carbon emissions made in the UK is from construction and operation of buildings it has been an...

London’s most iconic building, The Shard, has seen an influx of new deals in the last few days. The Shard, the tallest building in Europe, standing at over 306m, is home to a variety of different industries showing the strength of the attraction of one of the World’s most recognisable...

The latest research from CBRE has established that the amount of commercial property space under offer in Central London is at a level not seen since the end of 2000. 

There has been much discussion over the last 6 months as to whether the UK business rates system is out of date. In the Morgan Pryce office we quickly came to the conclusion the UK rating system was out of date and was having a strong negative impact on businesses,...

Ares Management, a US fund manager based in Los Angeles has entered an exclusivity period to purchase a European office portfolio from the German fund manager IVG Immobilien. The German fund manager currently has around €11 billion (£7.8 billion) of assets under management. Ares has 15 offices in the United...

Souring office rents are forcing tenants to look more creatively at their office space needs according to Carter Jonas’ quarterly review of the market. With costs rising in nine London submarkets and likely to do so until at least 2017,many sectors are looking to reduce their footprint in order to...