Commercial Property Insights

Insights from one of the UK’s leading property investment consultants, Neil McShane.

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Commercial Property Market Review 2020

I have been tasked with providing a review of the commercial property market for 2020.  This should be relatively straightforward; it has been brutal.  COVID-19, and the necessary but challenging lockdown, has resulted in the toughest market I have experienced in my 20 years in the industry.  This was to

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What will happen to the office sector?

The debate is daily. But the reality is, no one knows for sure. We can only speculate about what will happen to the office sector. So here are my thoughts. It will survive. Why? Well, for a start, we need each other, in a physical sense. Zoom calls are great.

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INPRIO Podcast Episode 1 with guest Mark Blair

In our first podcast, Neil McShane speaks to Mark Blair, Real Estate Partner at national law firm Shoosmiths, to address various legal issues, for both landlord and tenant, arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to our discussion below: For future podcasts keep an eye on our blog and social media

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2019 Commercial Property Snapshot

2019 has been a year of “what if’s” and “maybe’s”.  What if Theresa May got her Brexit deal through parliament?  Maybe we will get an improved Brexit deal by October?  What if we got a People’s Vote?  Maybe not. The last 3 ½ years have been challenging but, without doubt,

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Ormeau Baths out for a kick-about

Ormeau Baths now has its very own football team!  It turns out that this hub is not just blessed with tech-talent!  To date, opposition has included DWF, CBRE, Savills, TLT and A&L Goodbody.  Alongside Barclays Eagle Lab, INPRIO is a proud sponsor of the Ormeau Baths football team. Check out

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Could Brexit deal protecting NI bring economic boost?

We have now endured three years of turbulence since the Brexit referendum and clearly we need this resulting uncertainty to be removed as a matter of urgency. MPs last week voted, by a margin of just one, to amend the Northern Ireland Bill to stop a future Prime Minister from forcing through

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Commercial Property Market Review

The challenges in the commercial property market have been well-documented.  But how has the market actually performed, and what can we expect looking forward? The commercial property market and, more specifically, the investment market has, over the last three years, endured a sustained challenge due to Brexit uncertainty and further

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Belfast City Centre Office Block sold for nearly £1.4m

A prominent office block on Chichester Street in Belfast City Centre has sold for nearly £1.4 million. The Grade A office space at 15-17 Chichester Street boasts over 6,300 square feet across 5 floors in one of the city’s prime locations. The sale of the property to a private investor

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Office sector has enjoyed a strong rise

We are now just weeks away from March 29 when the UK is due to leave the EU and there is still no clarity on what might happen next. Indeed, we have had no shortage of twists and turns for the last two-and-a-half years. The resulting uncertainty and turbulence, for

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Northern Ireland remains the most exposed region in the UK

Make no mistake, whether you supported the UK remaining in or leaving the EU, Brexit presents a significant challenge. Northern Ireland is the most exposed region in the UK with a unique position in the Brexit story. We share a land border with the EU and an estimated 25,000 people cross the border each

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