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UK Industrial & Logistics Barometer | July 2021

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This snapshot provides a detailed overview of the UK national industrial & logistics occupational and investment activity.

Key Findings

  • Demand accelerated with 16.1 million sq ft in take-up recorded for Q2 2021, up 39% Y-o-Y.
  • Q2 2021 supply is down 26% y-o-y to stand at 25.2 million sq ft. This includes speculatively developed schemes due to come online in Q3.
  • Investment activity continues unabated and we expect yields to harden further over the next eight to 12-months before normalising.

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UK Industrial & Logistics Barometer | July 2021

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Len Rosso

Head of Industrial and Logistics

Industrial and Logistics

London - West End

Len has more than 30 years' experience in the commercial property sector. Having started out as a trainee surveyor in 1983 he moved on to set up Jansons in 1990, a niche agency specialising in industrial in North and West London. In 2004/5 the business was voted Industrial Agency of the Year, this being the first ever non West End national practice to have won this prestigious award. In that same year the business transacted in excess of 3.5 million sq ft which accounted for in excess of 50% of the total transactions for the North and West London market.


Since joining Colliers International, as the Head of the UK Logistics and Industrial Department, the objectives are the same as always, to outperform all competitors whilst providing the highest level of service to all our clients. In 2018, the Colliers International UK Industrial & Logistics team completed over 250 deals totalling over 15 million sq ft. 

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Andrea Ferranti

Director for Industrial Client Engagement

Research and Forecasting

London - West End

Head of Industrial & Logistics Research working closely with the Research & Forecasting team whilst supporting the Industrial and Logistics teams nationally in providing research and advises to clients. Andrea leads on the division’s key research papers which include, but not limited to, the Industrial & Logistics Barometer and the UK Speculative Development Map – both of which have become key benchmark publications highly valued by UK investors and developers alike.

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