Research Articles

Commercial Edge London 2013

London 6 March 2013, The combination of increasing rents for prime Central London Grade A office space and the hike in business rates since the 2010 revaluation, is encouraging a significant number of West End tenants to relocate to more affordable peripheral areas such as Marylebone, Soho, Victoria and Paddington as well as The City of London and City fringe.

Commercial Edge Oxford Winter 2012/13

30 January 2013, A two-tier market has become increasingly evident within Oxfordshire’s commercial property market according to Carter Jonas’ Commercial Edge Oxfordshire research report covering the office and industrial markets in Oxford city centre, Abingdon, Witney, Harwell, Didcot, Bicester and Banbury.

Farmhouse Index Autumn 2012

London, 18 October 2012, According to our Autumn Farmhouse Index, average farmhouse values in the UK have fallen by 5.4 per cent since March this year, a figure almost at parity with the stamp duty tax on property valued over £1million.

Carter Jonas Prime Central London Residential Sales Report - Summer 2012

Despite Prime Central London residential prices having soared since 2009, a cooling off period of continental wealth pouring into the capital seeking shelter from the Eurozone crisis has been evident in recent months. This, coupled with the distraction of Olympic fever, led to a slowdown in sale volumes, which has proved more pronounced than the predictable summer lull. Viewing numbers within our Marylebone office fell by 25 per cent between July and August this year in contrast to only 6 per cent in 2011, although provisional figures for Sept suggest activity has already started to improve.

Carter Jonas Prime Central London Residential Lettings Report - Summer 2012

The traditional lull across the Prime Central London (PCL) lettings market has proved more apparent this year with viewing levels falling by 40 per cent across our network of five offices between July and August. The market has been characterised by localised hotspots of activity against a backdrop of minimal movement. This muted activity was due in part to the Olympic effect and also as a result of a surge in lettings during July, which actuated the decline during August.