"“The Amsterdam office market is set for another top year in 2008. The market fundamentals are expected to remain healthy, supported by favourable economic conditions and high labour demand.”"

" “2008 Q4 data headlines the downturn of commercial letting markets, with demand slowly drying-up and risk of flooding vacancies threatening. Effective office rents started to decline whereas retail and industrial rental values hold steady.”     "

" “The uncertainty about the economic outlook is affecting the fundamentals of the property market. Tenants are putting pressure on owners for lower rents and investors expect property pricing to reflect the underlying market risks and the lack of liquidity.” "

" “Today, it is clear however that the profile of the investor base has changed and much hangs in the balance during the important month of January. The potential re-opening of the German funds will set the tone for investment activity during 2009”.     "

" Tenants set to benefit in 2009 as more attractive terms become available. Declining business confidence, on the back of worsening economic conditions, stifled occupational demand throughout the final quarter of 2008.  "

" Current economic conditions have meant that on the whole occupiers are unwilling to pay more to occupy more sustainable buildings. If anything they are thinking twice about taking any new space as occupational demand is forecasted to be muted over the short-term. This is not to say that sustainability is now on the back burner. If anything being more energy efficient has become more of an issue for occupiers as companies become more prudent about expenditure and look at ways to cut costs. "

" The Birmingham occupational market has shown resilience during the first three quarters of 2008. The Professional sector has dominated take-up, accounting for 51% of the space occupied. This can be, in part, attributed to a 256,000 sq ft deal at Snowhill to Wragge & Co.  "

" Unibail-Rodamco’s recent purchase of two shopping centres from Metrovacesa is a good indication of the current state of the investment market: institutional investors have the liquidity required to commit to large purchases if the product is of high quality and the price reflects current market conditions. We will see more of this type of transaction over the coming months.  "

" The uncertainty in the financial markets and the inflexibility in the supply of credit are slowing down the investment market even more. The adjustment in yields continues and we expect them to reach levels that were unthinkable a few months ago. "

" “Limited transaction evidence and market instability have caused uncertainty around the current pricing levels. We believe that until liquidity is restored in the markets investors will continue to apply higher risk premiums on property.” "