UK property companies looking to build up war chests
Amid signs of tentative interest in UK commercial property market a number of UK property companies have announced plans to raise significant capital in the short term to fund any potential opportunities which may fall their way. While it would be wrong to suggest we are seeing an all-out attack from some of the better funded UK property companies, there is no doubt that the weakness in certain areas of the sector, in the opinion of many, now offers a number of interesting opportunities for the longer term.
Many UK businesses up and down the country continue to struggle which has placed serious pressure on rental incomes for small, medium and large sized property companies. However, if we start to see a stabilisation of the UK economy there is every chance that many of these companies, initially thought to be on the verge of collapse, could pull back from the brink with a little short-term assistance from the landlord. Who will be first to break ranks and dip a toe into the UK property market remains to be seen but interest is starting to build although admittedly from a very low level.
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