"The Madrid office market remains subdued and companies that are opting to relocate their headquarters are continuing to downsize."

"According to Savills latest European investment bulletin, core funds remain acquisitive for the right product and the weakness of European currencies are attracting opportunistic investors including North Americans, but the firm questions which parties will fill the middle ground?"

"Market in Minutes shows in brief the current opportunities and threats of the Dutch property market and includes a 2012 forecast."

"UK investment volumes held in 2011, up 0.8% to £1.5bn, with 68% of this focused on London and the South East."

"“The decreasing levels of demand for office space in 2011 coincided with deteriorating economic sentiment. Only significant rental adjustments and incentives were involved in large scale lettings; we have seen 2012 begin stronger than the previous year”."

"The key driver of rents over the next five years will be a shortage of Grade A availability rather than a particular bounce in tenant demand."

"The deterioration of economic outlook will have a negative impact on investor sentiment and market fundamentals. The focus will remain on prime, core markets and the disparity between primesecondary and core-periphery is set to widen."

"“Prime headline rents will begin to come under upward pressure in the second half of this year”"

"In 2011 close to 415,000 sqm of GLA came on to the market. For the first time in recent years the difference between the volume of new space and the beginning of the year forecast is minimal, which shows that developers carry out the projects that are clearly considered to be feasible."