Increasing demand for flexible workspace is encouraging operators to launch co-working spaces in tier two cities around the globe, according to the latest Global Cities research from Instant Group which reveals demand for flexible workspace has increased by 19 per cent over the past year, while supply across the top international cities has risen by 16 per cent. »

By Emily Perryman – London is still a “must have” city for global property portfolios despite ongoing political uncertainty, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Preliminary data from the commercial property and real estate consultancy shows the availability of office space in Central London is now at one of its lowest levels since the EU Referendum in 2016. »

BlackRock Real Assets has just confirmed the sale of one of the first acquisitions it made three years ago in Europe Property Fund IV, a pan-European value-added strategy. »

By Matthew Peake, Partner, Cluttons Investment Management – Whilst Central London continues to attract significant global capital, investment in the regions over the last two years was up on 2016, with overseas investors accounting for a significant proportion of that.  »

Hong Kong remains the most expensive location in the world for expatriate rent, with typical expat accommodation averaging USD10,929 per month. »

Luxembourg’s funds industry enjoyed a good period of growth last year, a period during which assets under management grew, on average by 15 per cent, asset flows grew by 5 per cent, profits grew by 10 per cent, while margins were broadly maintained somewhere close to 37 per cent.  »

Following the initial boom of liberalisation, new restrictions are having a severe cooling effect on the nascent international Chinese PERE market – fund managers that are in it for the long-haul will need to up their game during this period of tightening, writes Jimmy Leong, Managing Director in Asia, at Augentius.  »