Friday 30 September 2011

Optimism to the fore

Colliers International has looked ahead to what the figures for take up in the third quarter could achieve and has put it above 46,450 sq.m.etres (500,000 sq.ft.) That reverses the poor showing in June-September. Guy Grantham of Colliers said: “Above all it remains the technology, media and telecoms (TMT) sectors that are leading the recovery in both take up and demand.”

“The main driver has been demand from software companies who have accounted for 31% of TMT transactions. Networking and data storage providers have been one of the most active subsections,” Grantham added.
In his view there is “much to be optimistic about.” That is true of Ealing where Redwire DC Ltd has signed a deal with the council for an innovative scheme in the West London borough that will have a 1,617 sq.m. (17,400 sq.ft.) data centre alongside a Premier Inn 165 bedroom hotel. The £45 million development will be on the site of the council’s former regulations office. The original plan was to incorporate an office but the economic stagnation since 2007 has ended that part of the scheme.

What is noticeable about the West London market is that most office centres are experiencing increasing rents. That applies to Chiswick, which has the highestat £403.50 a sq.m. (£37.50 a sq.ft.), to Uxbridge and Hammersmith.

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