In Brief - October 2021

October update

Investment into UK commercial property was a respectable £13bn in Q3, with an annual total return of 13.4%. This was driven by ongoing momentum in the industrial market, though retail warehouse returns have also been rising sharply and were the strongest returning non-industrial segment in September. Consequently we expect UK retail in 2021 to not only have its first positive annual return since 2017, but also outperform offices this year. Read more for the most recent occupier and investment updates, economics data and property forecasts.