Investment in UK commercial property hits record
Investment in UK commercial property is projected to exceed £70bn in 2015 according to research from Carter Jonas, which would represent the highest level of investment on record. The total volume of deals made in the first nine months of the year was up 17% on the same period last year, largely due to a significant increase in the amount of foreign investment, which was up 45% on the previous year. However, a Bank of England official warned yesterday that the commercial property sector may be falling into a 'boom and bust' trap again, and that the industry must act quickly and substantially to avoid another property market crash.

Investment volumes in UK commercial property are set to exceed £70bn in 2015, the highest on record, according to the latest research from Carter Jonas. Almost £50bn of transactions were completed in the first three quarters of this year and, with a healthy pipeline of deals, Q4 volumes should exceed…

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