" “We take the view that the best shops and stores are undervalued" While the investment markets remain severely constrained by the pricing and availability of finance, some signs are emerging that investor enthusiasm for better locations and covenants has increased.    "

" Following free-fall in 2008 there was a stabilisation of the prime market (properties valued at £400,000 and above) in 2009, with a modest rise in values of around 3% towards the end of the year. We expect this gradual trend will continue throughout 2010 and that annual price changes, for prime Scottish property, will increase to around nine per cent by 2012. "

" The terrible weather conditions endured by so much of the country earlier this year had a knock-on effect on farmland market activity. In January the number of acres publicly marketed was just 886 acres compared with 2,717 acres in January 2009. Since then supply levels have picked up particularly in the South West and the East and overall supply to the end of March was up by 10% on last year. "

" “2009 was the nadir of this cycle. 2010 will see a supply driven rental recovery in the City, which will be followed by the West End.”   Take-up across all of central London’s submarkets was lower in 2009 than in 2008. However, leasing activity in the second half of the year was significantly stronger than in the first half. "

" “A significant amount of commercial auction buyers have less than 25% debt in their portfolios where average loan to value ratios in the UK market are 60-70%. Sellers should consider this method of sale as it gives them the best access to a competitive market of cash rich buyers.”  "

" Residential values in the prime East of City market fell by 17.8% during the downturn of 2008. However, compared to other prime London residential markets, or indeed the mainstream residential markets for  London as a whole, this market was much slower in witnessing price growth in the improved market conditions of 2009. "

" Considering that Feed in Tariffs (FiTs) come into effect on the 1st April, little is still known of the value benefits it can offer property investors/ owners. The potential returns associated with the scheme were boosted by the tariff rates recently published in the Government’s response to the consultation in February, which has provided support for the scheme. "

" Sharpest rise in commercial development activity since May 2007. February data indicated that growth of overall activity was largely driven by increased work on private sector projects. "

" Despite the prospect of rising gilt yields property will continue to prove attractive. Prime yields, on the whole, held in February with only West End offices reporting a further hardening of 25bp. This was the lowest level of yield activity since yields first started to fall in April 2009.  "

" “2010 will be the best year of this cycle for occupiers to capitalise on attractive terms on which to acquire new office space.” Supply continued to rise throughout the year, ending 2009 at 3.2m sq ft. The bulk of this increase was due to speculative development completions. However, there are no planned speculative completions in 2010-2012.  "