Experts are predicting that the UK's commercial real estate sector will be more polarised in 2016. According to Schroders, it has been a good year for UK commercial real estate, with unleveraged total returns likely to be close to 15%. The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates next month and there have also been rumours about an increase in VAT on luxury goods.
Experts are predicting that the UK's commercial real estate sector will be more polarised in 2016. According to Schroders, it has been a good year for UK commercial real estate, with unleveraged total returns likely to be close to 15%. Rental recovery was one of the key reasons for success in 2015; while London led the rise, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Manchester, Leeds and Oxford all saw significant increases in office rents.