Investors 'increasingly interested in prime commercial space'

Date: 09/05/2011

A growing number of investors could be looking to purchase geographic numbers up and down the country.

This is because, according to director of commercial research at Savills Mat Oakley, there has been a growing level of interest in prime commercial space.

He stated that both retail and office premises are enjoying good amounts of attention from those with money to spend.

This could mean both shops and new businesses looking for a base require local phone numbers to get them started.

"Those are the two sectors where we are actually seeing rental growth - for prime retail and prime offices," Mr Oakley continued.

However, he could not say which of these sectors would be the strongest and the figures are likely to vary.

These comments come after new data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors showed the commercial property market in London to have performed particularly well during the first quarter of 2011, which may have lead to an increase in the uptake of 020 numbers.