2. Source: LSH Research
2019 OFFICE MARKET
1.74m
53%
80%
48%
transacted in 2018. A record
breaking year!
2018 :huge Increase on the 10
year average.
Of transactions were below
5,000 sq ft
Deals over 20,000 sqft
1.4m
£30.00+
10%
NQ
Take-up forecast to be over 5 year
average.
Over a quarter of all space
transacted in 2019.
Increase in overall take-up from
the creative/TMT sector
Greatest Rental Growth
3. Source: LSH Research
DEMAND
5 year average take up
(2014– 2018) - 1.383 sq ft
10 year average take up
(2008 – 2018) – 1.142 sq ft
4. Source: LSH Research
MANCHESTER – A NORTHERN POWERHOUSE
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
Manchester
CC
Leeds South
Manchester
Liverpool Sheffield Salford Warrington Newcastle
CC
Forecast 2019 Take-up Vs 10-year Average (000 Sq Ft)
10-year average
5. SMALLER DEALS UNDERPIN THE MARKET
Source: LSH Research
Below 5,000 sq ft
5,001 - 10,000 sq ft
10,001 - 15,000 sq ft
15,001 - 20,000
Above 20,001
Space sized below 5,000 sq ft accounted for 80% of all transactions in 2018!
9. REDUCING SUPPLY
Source: LSH Research
YEARS OF SUPPLY
SHARE OF GRADE A SHARE OF GRADE B/C
0
1
2
3
4
Liverpool Leeds Newcastle
CC
Salford Sheffield Manchester
CC
Warrington South
Manchester
11. CURRENT THEMES
Source: LSH Research
1. Headline Rents will
continue to grow.
Headline Rents will reach
£40:00 sqft
2. The growth of the office market
will create hot spots.
Northern Quarter will
out perform
3. A growing trend of office
use for residential
schemes.
Trend or isolated incidents?
12. RESIDENTIAL TO OFFICES – ISOLATED INSTANCES OR TREND?
Source: LSH Research
Build cost comparisons
Rental Plateau
15. Source: LSH Research
The steady supply of Grade A refurbishment, and a rise in quality, will see rents in the this sector continue
to close on new Build rents.
The continued rise of diversification in occupier trends – fuelled in part by the rise of co-working operators.
Co-working companies will continue to take advantage of the depth of demand in Manchester. At least
150,000 sq ft of operations are currently not satisfied.
The serviced office sector accounted for 3% of the total build stock at the end of 2018, this will rise to 5% in
2019 and stand at 8% by the end of 2020.
SERVICED OFFICES
17. Source: LSH Research
SUMMARY
Serviced sector will continue to dominate headlines as workplace styles evolve.
Prime Rents will hit £40:00 sqft in the next 12 months.
Office development will achieve value parity with residential schemes.
Manchester will continue to attract large dynamic occupiers.
So as you can see the city centre office market has consistently performed well over recent years – with over 1m sq ft transacting each year since 2014. Which we are forecasting will happen again this year!
So as you can see the city centre office market has consistently performed well over recent years – with over 1m sq ft transacting each year since 2014. Which we are forecasting will happen again this year!
So what makes up such level of take-up…
Small scales requirements – so space below 5,000 sq ft accounted for 80% of all transactions and is a trend that is consistent with previous year. Deals of this size is what we like to call the engine room of the market.
We had some large pre-let deals occur last year including Booking.com agreeing to take 225,000 sq ft across the way at the new St Johns development as well as HMRC taking a full building of 157,000 sq ft across the river in Salford at 3 New Bailey.
Refurbishments - including Amazon taking 90,000 sq ft in NOMA (not far from Victoria Station).
Looking ahead we also have a healthy pipeline of high quality space be it New Build or Refurbs. Important to note a lot of it will be taking out of the market as a pre-let due to the high demand. For example there are two Grade A new builds due to complete this year and one of them (125 Deansgate) – which is the muddy red building opposite Spinningfieds) has already been pre-let in its entirety by Regus (serviced offices).
So what makes up such level of take-up…
Small scales requirements – so space below 5,000 sq ft accounted for 80% of all transactions and is a trend that is consistent with previous year. Deals of this size is what we like to call the engine room of the market.
We had some large pre-let deals occur last year including Booking.com agreeing to take 225,000 sq ft across the way at the new St Johns development as well as HMRC taking a full building of 157,000 sq ft across the river in Salford at 3 New Bailey.
Refurbishments - including Amazon taking 90,000 sq ft in NOMA (not far from Victoria Station).
Looking ahead we also have a healthy pipeline of high quality space be it New Build or Refurbs. Important to note a lot of it will be taking out of the market as a pre-let due to the high demand. For example there are two Grade A new builds due to complete this year and one of them (125 Deansgate) – which is the muddy red building opposite Spinningfieds) has already been pre-let in its entirety by Regus (serviced offices).