FOUR REASONS THE UK MARKET WILL GO MAD THIS YEAR: and one reason it may not

1. Occupier trend looks extremely positive with firms hiring, growing and moving to the UK

With the economy turning a corner last year, firms are now focused on hiring and preparing themselves for continued growth in 2014, with a knock-on impact on requirements for space (albeit many firms will look to occupy in higher densities). Additionally, the UK will benefit from the Coalition’s increasingly competitive tax regime, which should see many companies start to HQ in the UK. This will lead to upward pressure on rents.

Unemployement set to fall, with knock on impact for space requirements