Commercial
According to a recent Colliers CRE report, commercial property prices are very likely to compensate for the declines seen in the first 6 months of 2009 as the increased demand of UK property investors, coupled by low property supply, bringproperty values back on the pre-recession level. Colliers experts, however, are concerned with the possibility of another price correction, which might occur as a result of the property rally.
Results of Colliers CRE research made the company change its forecast for UK commercial property prices to +0.4% gain; earlier this year Colliers forecasted -7.3% gain in house prices.
According to the estimates of another property consultancy – CB Richard Ellis – in October alone UK commercial property values registered a 2% growth with total returns rose by 2.7%, marking 4th consecutive month of increases.
Although it is clear that commercial property prices are still far below the level of 2007, they have experienced the most unprecedented rise in such a short period of time. Head of valuations department atColliers, Mr. Russell Francis, is determined that the pace at which commercial property values recovered is remarkable.
The future of property values is still uncertain, though. Experts are worried that the property bubble, which has been created recently by shortage of property supply and increased demand, might burst should the situation on the property market change. In case more properties are put on sale, another wave of price correction is likely to arrive. The £135 billion of mortgage debt might soon result in sales from banks and homeowners, and, consequently, in another decline in property values.
With this in mind, the commercial arm of Think 2 Invest is actively involved in sourcing commercial investments, for syndicates, individual investors, developers, asset managers and corporate clients.
With offices and associates in the UK and Europe we are in a prime position to offer clients unbiased advice and access to a range of high performing investment propositions across the globe which provide attractive co-investment opportunities to international investors and syndicates.
Over the past four years, we have been actively structuring various institutional funds in conjunction with private equity firms and private investors. Our private clients, who have been participating in such opportunities, have seen substantial returns on their investment through a wide range of emerging real estate markets.
Our specialist investment sourcing team actively seek out "off-market" land, real estate, property projects and developments throughout the UK, Europe and rest of the world. Some of the more recent acquisitions made on behalf of our corporate clients included:
• Residential development projects
• Land development opportunities
• Commercial office buildings and Logistics portfolios
• Shopping malls and Hotels
In addition, we provide a broad spectrum of specialist services right from sourcing the investment, brokerage and consultancy, financial assessment and feasibility studies, through to management, and portfolio building.
We have a select group of private equity firms and institutional investors who are actively seeking new investment opportunities. If you are a developer, or have access to such projects, contact us today.
