Insights & Reports

Cambridge Residential Market Update, Spring 2022

The pandemic years have seen intense demand for homes in Cambridge, across both sales and lettings. However, leaving aside the unique Covid-19 period, the city’s residential market had already been undergoing a period of change.

The reality of the UK’s net zero ambition: the role of carbon capture

In 2019, the UK and Scottish Governments made their commitments to net zero, with target dates of 2050 and 2045 respectively. Relatively, both countries are progressing well, with emissions falling faster than in other major developed economies. However, with 326m tonnes of ‘carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)’ emitted in 2020, there is still a long road ahead.

Offices & Labs Databook webinar - Jan 2022

Find out how the offices & labs market is performing across the Arc at our latest Arc Market Databook webinar.

Arc Market Databook Offices and Labs Oxfordshire - spring 2022

Laboratory take-up in Oxfordshire in 2021 reached record level.

Arc Market Databook Offices & Labs Cambridgeshire - Spring 2022

Investment into the Cambridge cluster triples from previous 12 months

Rural Outlook - 2022

Welcome to the 2022 edition of Rural Outlook. This edition concentrates on the opportunities which are available to landowners, with a particular focus on the Environment and Development.

We're in an agricultural transition period - what does that mean for UK farmers?

As the reports show, we are now in an agricultural transition period. Changes for farmers will be phased in over seven years and over this time, the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be gradually reduced in a tiered system.

The wider effect of rising agricultural commodities on the farming industry

It has been hard to miss the seemingly constant, upward trajectory of a lot of agricultural commodities within the last 12 months. Let’s look at some of the contributory factors causing this rise.

Natural Capital and Green Investment

Both carbon sequestration and biodiversity enhancement are becoming increasingly necessary to reduce emissions and offset environmental impacts generated by development in the UK.

Rural Property Index Overview

Rural property Income return was up marginally over the 12 months, in part as a result of new tenancy arrangements, active management was the primary driver of returns, with alternative uses, and the promotion of strategic land counteracting wider market capital value declines.

Eastern Distribution Corridor, Big Box Databook 2021

Industrial take-up in 2021 was five times the level recorded in 2019 before the pandemic.

Arc Investment Report - Winter 2021

Following a record level of investment activity across the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge Arc last year, 2021 is seeing a continued strength of activity.