Leader

摘要

The signs of spring are here in abundance for the sector this week - and not just for those enjoying a glass of wine or two in Cannes. Growth in the UK commercial sector has hit a 10-year high, according to Savills; tender prices are forecast to jump 30% over the next five years; and overseas investors are lining up to pump an estimated £600bn into European infrastructure over the next decade (page 16). All of this is adding to the increasingly upbeat economic mood in a sector that has seen a return to growth of 1.3% over 2013, and is hopeful of further opportunity with a pre-election boost to capital spending courtesy of George Osborne in next week's Budget.