Demand for business premises rising
Series: RICS News Service ; (pr006) 27 January 2004Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: "RICS Commercial market survey - England and Wales" for the fourth quarter 2003 shows demand for business premises up after 11 quarters of decline. 4% more surveyors reported rising demand than falling. New occupier enquiries have increased and surveyors expect rents in the first quarter of 2004 to go up for the first time in two and a half years. In London, 35% more surveyors reported increased demand for office space than in the previous quarter, although the rental outlook is still negative. Retail and industrial property activity remained unchanged. The survey is available at http://www.rics.org/resources/economic_analysis/co mmercial_market_survey.html. http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=PressRe lease&template=/includes/showpr.html&id=1107&facul ty=RICS| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB4004-04 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 124925-1001 |
"RICS Commercial market survey - England and Wales" for the fourth quarter 2003 shows demand for business premises up after 11 quarters of decline. 4% more surveyors reported rising demand than falling. New occupier enquiries have increased and surveyors expect rents in the first quarter of 2004 to go up for the first time in two and a half years. In London, 35% more surveyors reported increased demand for office space than in the previous quarter, although the rental outlook is still negative. Retail and industrial property activity remained unchanged. The survey is available at http://www.rics.org/resources/economic_analysis/co mmercial_market_survey.html. http://www.rics.org/ricscms/bin/show?class=PressRe lease&template=/includes/showpr.html&id=1107&facul ty=RICS