UK commercial property investment fell almost 40% below its five-year first-quarter average, yet offices proved the exception. Overseas investment in UK offices reached £2.9 billion in Q1 2026, and CRE Insider is digging into where that capital is heading next.

Manchester's residential boom is really an office story. Muse's Phil Mayall explains why the jobs came first and the towers followed, why the city fought for every letting, and why the office and employment pipeline is the number investors should watch.

Ask Phil Mayall, Managing Director of Muse, and "Manchester" is not one place but three: the district, the regional centre and Greater Manchester. Part one of our series on how the city really gets built, and why knowing which Manchester you mean changes every investment decision.