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The coronavirus crisis will have a significant impact on the Scottish commercial property market, but it will also see more investors look for off-market deals in 2020, according to Knight Frank. The independent real estate consultancy said that, despite the challenges and investment caution brought

Office take-up in Edinburgh showed resilience in the first quarter of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold, according to analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy reported 124,004 sq. ft. of office space was leased across Edinburgh between January and March, with mo

Scotland’s capital is one of the world’s top 20 major cities for wellbeing, according to a new study from Knight Frank.

Scotland’s prime cities have been named among the most active areas for UK hotel investment last year thanks in part to the growing prominence of ground leases, new analysis has revealed. Areas beyond the main tourist hubs were buoyed by the sale of the Fairmont St Andrews

Investment in Scottish commercial property remained resilient despite a dip in volumes amid political and macro-economic challenges, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The independent real estate consultancy found that £2.074 billion worth of deals concluded in 2019. This was 10.38%

Alastair McCoan, building consultancy partner at Knight Frank Glasgow, discusses how businesses can avoid being hit with a large dilapidations bill when making an office move. A new year, a new office – it can be an exciting time for any business as it embarks on an expansion, with some stylis

Edinburgh has been named as one of the leading cities for rising luxury house prices in the Knight Frank Prime Global Cities Index.

More international investors have moved into Scotland's commercial real estate market market in the five years since the Scottish Independence Referendum, research carried out by Knight Frank has found. In the five years leading up to the referendum, UK institutions (mainly funds) represented the la

Knight Frank has appointed Euan Kelly as a partner in its Edinburgh office in an effort to bolster its investment team and strengthen its capital markets offering. Mr Kelly will relocate from the commercial property consultancy’s London headquarters, where he was part of its portfolio capital

Aberdeen city centre office building Union Plaza has been refurbished to meet demand for more flexible and creative, high quality work spaces following a £1.75 million investment from Legal & General.

Edinburgh’s growing population and popularity with tourists could prove a threat to its status as a top location for businesses, according to a new report.

Knight Frank has appointed experienced surveyor John MacArthur as an associate in the firm’s growing building consultancy division in Scotland. MacArthur joins the independent commercial property consultancy from Stornoway-based housing developer Tighean Innse Gall, where he was tasked with pr

Demand for office space in Edinburgh has remained robust despite the headwinds caused by a protracted Brexit process, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

King’s Quarter – one of Edinburgh’s highest-profile, mixed-use regeneration projects – has reported ‘excellent’ sales progress, as it gears up for completion by the end of the summer. 

By Alasdair Steele, head of Scotland commercial at Knight Frank When Blue Planet II was first broadcast in 2017, the programme sent a ripple across the world. It laid bare the ruinous effect plastics have on our environment – particularly our oceans. It was a difficult but important watch