Excess stock in the secondary commercial property market means that demand among investors is "predominantly for prime" bricks and mortar, according to the director of policy at the British Property Federation (BPF).
Ian Fletcher said that "there is a differential in the marketplace between both levels" and added that the recent Jones Lang LaSalle report highlights the upturn in activity in the prime market.
His comments come as part of the BPF's role in representing the interests of people involved in property ownership and investment.
Earlier this month, the Investment Property Databank Monthly Index showed that the British commercial property market reported capital growth of 1.1 per cent in September 2009 - the largest rise since June 2006.
It also indicated that growth for the third quarter of the year stood at 1.2 per cent and yield impact was at its strongest positive figure since the end of 2005 at 1.75 per cent.
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