| Despite the best efforts of the recession to | | | | will rents charged for commercial property in |
| undermine the UK's economy, London still remains | | | | London. As both landlords and freeholders, |
| one of the most important centres for business | | | | investors can make a profit on either front; there |
| and commerce on the planet. Prior to the | | | | will never be a shortage of tenants in London and |
| economic downturn, London commercial property | | | | a property bought at today's prices should in time |
| came at a price that was well beyond the reach | | | | see substantial gains. |
| of most small businesses. However, since the | | | | Anyone considering buying commercial property in |
| recession really took hold, freeholders and | | | | London would be best advised to seek the |
| landlords have been forced to drop their prices, | | | | services of a commercial property estate or |
| creating a window of opportunity for small | | | | acquisition agent. Their local knowledge and overall |
| businesses and private investors. | | | | knowledge of the London property market will |
| There can be little doubt that having a business | | | | allow them to identify emerging hotspots ripe for |
| with a London address carries more weight than | | | | investment. In addition, an independent commercial |
| anywhere else in the country. London offers | | | | property estate or acquisition agent will be able to |
| everything a business could want: it is served by | | | | use their negotiating skills to secure the |
| 5 major international airports that offer | | | | favourable terms possible on your behalf. With the |
| convenience for business overseas and hosting | | | | London Olympics arriving in 2012, certain areas of |
| meetings with foreign companies. London's | | | | the capital will experience regeneration and |
| underground network provides a means of | | | | investment quicker than others; a good |
| transportation that can take you from one end of | | | | commercial property estate agent will be able to |
| the capital to the other in the space of little more | | | | advise you as to which areas offer the most |
| than one hour and the motorways and road | | | | potential profitably to you and your investment ; |
| systems that feed London provide accessible | | | | there is much more to the capital than the West |
| routes for haulage vehicles and nearby means to | | | | End and the City. |
| access any location in the country. | | | | Property advisors, have predicted that London |
| Buying commercial property in London can be a | | | | office space will start to increase in value at some |
| lucrative investment. With prices at an all-time low, | | | | point during the course of 2010. As a result, |
| many small businesses are taking advantage of | | | | landlords will be able to increase the rents they |
| the opportunity to expand by buying commercial | | | | charge and we should see a kick-start to London's |
| property in London at prices that are now much | | | | economy finally. Before that happens, investors |
| more within their price range. For the private | | | | would be prudent to investigate the current prices |
| investor, the opportunities are even broader; | | | | of commercial property to rent or to buy in |
| buying at the low prices thrown up by the | | | | London and see just how profitable the |
| recession can only lead to an increase in capital as | | | | opportunities are that the recession has |
| the property market recovers its footing. As the | | | | inadvertently provided. |
| price of property will inevitably increase, so too | | | | |