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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Lauren Phillips

Interest rate hikes and cost of living causing Welsh commercial property market slowdown

The commercial property market in Wales has seen a decline in economic activity following interest rate hikes and the cost of living crisis, according to a survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

The RICS Commercial Property Survey reported that outlook had become more cautious as a result of this slowdown.

It found that occupier demand for commercial property across all sectors in Wales eased, with a net balance of +10% of respondents reporting an increase in Q2 2022, compared to +35% in the previous quarter.

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