{"id":8385,"date":"2019-08-06T15:52:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T14:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisney.com\/belfast\/?p=8385"},"modified":"2022-08-04T16:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:12:48","slug":"investment-industrial-figures-remain-strong-despite-brexit-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisney.com\/belfast\/investment-industrial-figures-remain-strong-despite-brexit-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment & Industrial Figures Remain Strong Despite Brexit Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Notwithstanding the uncertain political climate investment transactions so far this year have reached \u00a3101m, the Lisney Q2 2019 Northern Ireland Commercial Property Report has revealed.<\/p>\n

Quarter two performance was better than anticipated with a total of \u00a360m of commercial property investments transacted in Q2 compared to \u00a355m within the second quarter of 2018.<\/p>\n

Declan Flynn, Managing Director of Lisney Northern Ireland, which specialises in office, retail, leisure and industrial property acquisition, disposal and investment, commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to see healthy levels of local activity at smaller lot sizes with pricing remaining resilient. That said the appetite of external investors is undoubtedly hampered in the current climate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is understandable as the capital markets reflect the risk associated with Brexit. The retail sector continues to be a major talking point as the sector remains in the midst of a correction, given how our volumes have been traditionally dominated by retail this is particularly pertinent for the NI commercial property market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional headline findings from Lisney\u2019s most recent Commercial Property Report revealed that:<\/h2>\n