UK - The ICSC Solal Marketing Awards celebrate the very best of retail marketing across Europe, recognising best practice and rewarding those with the most effective campaigns. A record 152 entries were received from shopping centres in 18 countries across Europe - more than...

Ukraine - Nataliya Stelmakh (Associate Director and Head of investments for DTZ Ukraine) and Yana Lytvynchuk (Acting Head of Valuation) in June 2010 became members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Yana...

Europe - Increased demand, together with more relocation activity, is slowing rental declines in the majority of global office markets, with growth beginning to accelerate in three major markets, according to the latest Global...

UK - The Rezidor Hotel Group announces a new name for their mid market brand Park Inn: With immediate effect, Park Inn becomes Park Inn by Radisson. "This new name is in line with our decision to strongly focus on the development of our two core brands. Park Inn is a young...

CEE - CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) announced that as of 1 June 2010 Gábor Borbély has been promoted to the position of CEE Research Analyst. In this position Gábor will be part of the regional CEE Research & Consulting team led by...

UK - DTZ’s flagship Money into Property report predicts that the worst of the property slump is over and forecasts that global invested stock will grow by 5 per cent in 2010. European invested stock is expected to rise by 4 per cent this year as capital values continue their...

Russia - On 26th May Jones Lang LaSalle will be launching Retail 2020, a definitive study of the rapidly changing global retail landscape over the next ten years via a bespoke interactive website. The research will cover all factors expected to impact EMEA retail real estate by...

UK - The recovery in global real estate markets is playing out rapidly in 2010, faster than forecast at the end of last year, and has now reached a crucial inflection point in terms of sustaining momentum, ING Real Estate Investment Management (ING REIM) said in its latest...

Ukraine - King Cross Leopolis, the first shopping & entertainment centre in Lviv (western Ukraine) has been officially opened. It is a 50,000 sq m (GLA) shopping centre which offers approximately 230 shop units and 2,400 parking...

Europe - According to the latest update from Cushman & Wakefield, European commercial property was buoyed in Q1 by further growth in demand, particularly from foreign players, improving debt market sentiment, increased interest in...

Ukraine - In Q1 2010 DTZ secured the letting of 6,575 sq m of office premises in Kiev. In January 2010, representing interests of KPMG, DTZ secured a new lease for 2,500 sq m in Baroque Centre at 11 Mikhailivska St., including securing an additional 515 sq m to cater for KPMG’s...

Global Report - Cushman & Wakefield issued its global Economic Pulse reports for May 2010 which analyze global economic trends in the Americas, Europe, and Asia and the implications for business investment and commercial real estate...

UK - The rate of development of new shopping centre space in Europe slowed considerably in 2009. It is unlikely that development levels will pick up before 2012 at the earliest, says real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield in...

UK - Direct commercial real estate transaction volumes in EMEA in Q1 2010 reached €20 billion, according to Jones Lang LaSalle. This was 75% up on Q1 2009 (€12 billion) but 15% below the previous quarter Q4 2009 (€25 billion)....

CEE - Jones Lang LaSalle announced today that it is significantly strengthening its industrial team in the CEE region in a step that positions the business to best take advantage...