"Iconic UK shoe retailer Dr Martens Airwair is expanding in Germany with the opening of a flagship store in central Cologne.  The outlet is located on Ehrenstraße 57 and is due to open its doors to customers in August.  International real estate advisor Savills advised the retailer in the letting of the 57 sq m, first floor unit from landlord RheinReal Immobilien Gesellschaft mbH."

"International real estate advisor Savills has strengthened its Warsaw property management team with the appointment of Wojciech Zawierucha. He joins Savills as a director, head of operations and business development, and will be driving the further growth of the property management team in Poland with a particular focus on the retail sector."

"IVG has acquired the historic Royal Trakt Offices building with a total of 3,500 sq m lettable space in Warsaw for an existing specialised real-estate fund of a German insurance company. The five-storey core property is situated in a very prominent location at the corner of Al. Ujazdowskie / ul. Wilcza in the diplomatic district of the Polish capital."

"The Brussels office market has seen a rise in take up during H1 2013 with a 21% recorded increase year on year according to Savills. The firm predicts that in the area of Quarter Leopold, which accounted for 45% of transactions, the remaining available space could be let within 2.6 years, if such levels of demand continue combined with extremely low levels of supply. Prime letting transactions took place at €295 sq/m/year for best located assets."

"According to international real estate advisor Savills, with over 89,000 residential units totalling €5.66 billion having changed ownership the investment market for residential portfolios continued its rally in the first half of 2013. "

"Savills have completed the letting of the former ICS Mortgage store at 54 Dame Street to KC Peaches (Ire) Ltd."

"According to international real estate advisor Savills, with over 89,000 residential units totalling €5.66 billion having changed ownership the investment market for residential portfolios continued its rally in the first half of 2013."

"International real estate advisor Savills has strengthened its Frankfurt investment team with the appointment of Jürgen Schmid.  He joins Savills as a director and will be supporting the further development and growth of the investment team in Frankfurt."

"According to the latest research from Savills total office investment volume in the Netherlands’ four main markets of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht reached €400m in the first half of 2013, which is 6% above the average half year volumes since 2009.  "

"A supply-demand imbalance and strong yields makes the European student accommodation market an attractive real estate investment option, but investor decisions should be made on a city by city basis and not at a national level, according to international real estate advisor, Savills, in its first pan-European report on the sector.  "