EG brings you a few highlights from yesterday’s news, in case you missed the daily round-up
LOMA: Trophy deals boost new name to top of London office league table
Healthy occupational activity across the capital in the second quarter of the year has pushed the 12-month rolling take-up above 13m sq ft for the first time in two-and-a-half years. But which agent capitalised most on this growth?
FINANCE: What would a 200 basis point rise do to the property market?
Today, the Bank of England has raised interest rates to the highest level seen since 2009. What impact will this have on the property market?
EDITOR’S COMMENT: No fairytale ending on the horizon
Retail and residential market weakness, poor decision making and structural change have all played a part to put two businesses in a position where survival appears less likely than collapse.
DEALS: Evans Randall grabs final part of prime City fringe site
Firm has acquired the last piece of property needed for the assembly of a site less than 300m from the soon-to-be-opened Crossrail station at Farringdon.