LONDON-Despite UK base rates falling to a 40-year low in the wake of the attacks in the USA, property investors are facing problems obtaining finance because of a lack of liquidity in the long-term interest rate swap markets.

LONDON-An increasing number of UK retail parks are incorporating commercial leisure in their occupier mix, according to new research from TW Research and FPDSavills.

LONDON-Investment in UK shopping centres increased markedly in the first half of 2001, says DTZ research, but market turnover is still well down on the long term average.

LONDON-The rate of rental growth in the retail sector is slowing most quickly in London and the South East, according to DTZ Research. But many of the UK's top retail locations are still showing rental increase above the rate of inflation.

LONDON-HSBC has sold a 100,000 sf office development in the Paternoster Square complex, next to St Paul's Cathedral, to the German open-ended fund CGI and developer City Offices.

LONDON-Michael Holmes has fallen on his sword at listed agent Chesterton following a disastrous set of results. Profits were more than halved at the commercial and residential agent.

LONDON-Railtrack has revised its proposals for Phase Two of its regeneration of Paddington Station. The Nicholas Grimshaw-designed tower has been shortened and lost 200,000 sf.

LONDON-The rate of rental growth in the retail sector is slowing most quickly in London and the South East, according to DTZ Research. But many of the UK's top retail locations are still showing rental increase above the rate of inflation.