David Findlay, associate for valuations at Knight Frank Glasgow, discusses the lifting of material uncertainty clauses from commercial property. Over the past couple of decades, the property sector has grown accustomed to dealing with uncertainty: the dotcom bubble popped at the turn of the millenni
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Glasgow’s 150 Broomielaw office building has been acquired for circa £40 million by Singapore-based Elite Partners Capital from a Jersey Trust. The acquisition is one of the biggest UK office deals outside of London following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Edinburgh’s office market is in a strong position to weather the UK’s first recession in 11 years, according to analysis from Knight Frank.
Andrew Hill discusses why offices are still going to be important to businesses and staff, despite the working from home (WFH) boom. We’re more than 20 weeks into lockdown and, if they haven’t already done so, many businesses are beginning to look at returning to their workplaces, a
Simon Capaldi, office agency partner at Knight Frank, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate changes to office-based working. Social distancing has turned our lives upside down and at short notice businesses adapted to remote working, moving office life into the home.
Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner at Knight Frank's Edinburgh office, details the importance of collaboration between landlords and tenants during the coronavirus crisis. Times of extreme economic pressure tend to place a strain on business relationships. In the COVID-19 crisis we currently face,
Estate agents Knight Frank has announced seven new promotions across its commercial operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Three senior promotions have been made in the valuations team, with Neil Kirk made partner in Edinburgh, while Matthew Aitchison and David Findlay – based in the Scottish ca
The coronavirus crisis will have a significant impact on the Scottish commercial property market, but it will also see more investors look for off-market deals in 2020, according to Knight Frank. The independent real estate consultancy said that, despite the challenges and investment caution brought
Wemyss House, the well-known office building in the heart of Edinburgh, has traded in a deal worth more than £5 million. The building, which is located at 6-8 Wemyss Place and faces onto Queens Street Gardens in Edinburgh’s historic New Town, has been purchased by an Austrian private fam
Investment in Scottish commercial property remained resilient despite a dip in volumes amid political and macro-economic challenges, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The independent real estate consultancy found that £2.074 billion worth of deals concluded in 2019. This was 10.38%
Alastair McCoan, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank Glasgow, discusses how businesses can avoid being hit with a large dilapidations bill when making an office move. A new year, a new office – it can be an exciting time for any business as it embarks on an expansion, with some stylis
Employment in Edinburgh’s burgeoning technology sector is set to outgrow the UK average over the next ten years, according to new research released by Knight Frank. The independent property consultancy’s inaugural Future Of Our Cities report found that the number of jobs in the TMT (tech
Edinburgh has been named as one of the leading cities for rising luxury house prices in the Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.
BrewDog has reached an eight-figure deal to sell its global distribution headquarters, known as ‘Hop Hub’, at Eurocentral in Scotland’s central belt.
More international investors have moved into Scotland's commercial real estate market market in the five years since the Scottish Independence Referendum, research carried out by Knight Frank has found. In the five years leading up to the referendum, UK institutions (mainly funds) represented the la