This week, we dissect the key reports from Q1 2025, covering sector performance from retail's experiential shift to the resilient industrial & logistics sector and the evolving office landscape (including coworking). We also explore regional variations and offer practical takeaways to inform your investment decisions.

 Resources Mentioned:

• Savills January 2025 Market in Minutes: Early 2025 insights highlighting potential market recovery with "green shoots," strong prime office rental growth, and cautious investor sentiment focused on quality assets.
• Rightmove March 2025 UK Office Real Estate Market Trends and Analysis: Analysis showing increased office demand, particularly for high-quality, energy-efficient spaces driven by hybrid working and sustainability goals, anticipating continued prime rental growth.  
• Savills March 2025 Commercial Property Market Review: Regional focus, noting a rebound in office investment in the Big Six cities and strong prime rental growth in London and the South East driven by the "flight to quality."
• CBRE UK Commercial Property Market Forecasts 2025: Broader 2025 outlook anticipating economic recovery, continued office take-up, stable industrial & logistics activity, modest retail sales growth in prime locations, and flexible office market expansion.  
• CBRE UK Monthly Index (March 2025): Up-to-date data on capital and rental value growth across UK commercial property sectors (Office, Retail, Industrial) as of March 2025.
• Montagu Evans - Market Pulse: UK Property Insights (Q1 2025): Commentary on the economic backdrop, investment volumes, returns, and leasing trends across sectors, noting slower office investment activity.
• Aberdeen Investments - UK Real Estate Market Outlook Q1 2025: Perspective on capital value recovery, outperformance of retail and industrial, and renewed interest in well-located, quality office assets.  
• Schroders - UK Real Estate Market Commentary (January 2025): Insights on expected economic expansion, anticipated rate cuts benefiting real estate, attractiveness of industrial & logistics, and preference for high-quality offices.
• Yardi Kube - Spaces to Places UK Flex Office Market Report 2025: Report specifically examining the UK flexible office market dynamics, business models, and growth opportunities, highlighting London's significant flex space percentage.  
• CoworkingCafe UK & Ireland Report Q4 2024 (Released early Feb 2025): Recent overview of coworking space supply, key markets, and pricing trends across the UK and Ireland.  
• Archie - The Latest Coworking Statistics & Industry Trends [2025]: Broader statistics and trends on the growth of the global and UK coworking markets and the factors driving this expansion.
• PKF Smith Cooper - Self-Storage Report 2024: Provides context on the UK self-storage market size, turnover, occupancy rates, and key industry players.
• Clickthrough Marketing - UK Storage Providers - Digital Marketing Benchmark Report, Q1 2025: Benchmarking the digital presence of leading UK self-storage providers.
• SoStorage - Future Trends of Self-Storage 2025: Discussion of anticipated trends in the self-storage industry, including demand, technology, and sustainability.
• CBRE UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2025: Highlights the positive momentum and anticipated strong demand in the UK self-storage market.

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