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"Purpose-built student housing in fourteen leading UK university cities and towns has First Class potential for investors, including four in Scotland, according to a new report from international real estate adviser Savills. "

"The retail warehouse market comprised 4.4 million sq m at the end of 2014 (including retail parks and freestanding retail warehouse units), which equates to y-o-y growth of 4%."

"Property investor sentiment and their consequent market choices will be determined by a variety of economic and geopolitical factors in Europe and their home countries next year."

"The surplus demand in the investment market will continue. Yields will tighten owing to higher risk tolerance from investors, particularly in the non-core segment. Demand will stagnate in the office lettings market. However, thescarcity of Grade A offices will cause prime rents (only) to rise. Consequently, the investment and lettings markets will diverge further in 2015."

"Interest of buyers and sellers aligned"

"The volume of take-up registered since January stands at a similar figure to that seen in the same period the year before, just 3% below, however, we must note that the 2013 figure was heavily inflated by the letting of the new Vodafone headquarters. If we disregard this transaction, the y-o-y change stands at 19%."

"Strong investment market across all geographic submarkets and segments "

"Taking into account the number of hotels currently being marketed, we expect that 2014 totals, which currently stand at €430 million, will be in line with last year’s total investment volume of €580 million."

"Recessionary pressures brought about significantimpetus for worksplace strategy in the corporate agendaand staff preferences are increasingly weighting in theirfinal decision."

"The Alps cover an area of 191,000 square km, spanning seven countries and attract up to four million tourists annually."