Insight

Retail Property Auction Index hits highest level since 2010

The IPD/Acuitus Retail Property Auction Index recorded a 2.8% increase in values in Q1, the second consecutive quarterly growth. The ­first quarter of this year saw values increase by 7.8%...

Lots sells for £9.55m as March sale raises £51m

At its March auction, Acuitus sold £51m of properties at an average price of £1.3m with one lot selling for £9.55m. The ground rent investment interest in the Debenhams department...

Catalogue launched for March auction

The second Acuitus auction of 2014 will offer 51 lots that currently produce total income of £5.4m The catalogue for the March 27th sale – which can be viewed here – is the largest that...

Buyers out in force at 2014 curtain raiser

Buyers were out in force at the first Acuitus auction of 2014 which raised £18.8m with a success rate of 84%. It was standing room-only at the February 13th sale...

cPad January 2014

Increased sales volumes and a narrowing yied gap between prime and secondary assets are among the key findings of an analysis of the December 2013 auction sales. The latest Acuitus/IPD...

Catalogue launched for February auction

Acuitus has launched the catalogue for its first auction of 2014. The catalogue – which can be viewed here – will offer 36 lots encompassing a wide range of retail, office,...

Final 2013 auction takes Acuitus past £180m of sales

The sixth and final Acuitus auction of the year raised £16.6m and concluded a successful year during which the firm has sold in excess of £180m of assets. Reflecting on...

Catalogue launched for December auction

Acuitus has launched the catalogue for its sixth and final auction of 2013. The sale will take place on December 5th and the full catlogue can be viewed here. The auction...

Investors target food as October sale raises £29m

Commercial property investors showed a particular appetite for food outlets at the Acuitus October auction which saw a total of £29.08m of assets being sold. A drive-through McDonald’s in Romford...

Catalogue launched for October sale

The catalogue for the fifth Acuitus auction of 2013 which will take place on October 17th can be viewed online  here   The sale will offer 60 lots encompassing a...

cPad Market Flash September 2013

The latest Acuitus/IPD cPad Commercial Property Auction Market Flash shows that there was a 30% increase in total sales volume for the auctions in July in comparison to the corresponding...

RPAI Q2 2013

The latest UK Retail Property Auction Index shows that in the second quarter of this year the index decreased to 87.0 representing a change of -4.1% year-on-year and – 2.4%...

July sale shows auctions on the up

The Acuitus July commercial property auction raised £33.37m in the room at a sale rate of 73%. Auctioneer Richard Auterac commented: “Following the success of our sale in May this...

Reality Check Q2 2013

In the latest Reality Check, Stuart Buchanan of Acuitus Finance looks at the property funding market as we approach the summer break: The new, more positive attitude among property lenders...

cPad July 2013

The latest Acuitus/IPD cPad Commercial Property Auction Market Flash (cPad) shows that during the round of commercial property auctions in May, activity continued to rise with total sales in the...