"Six new lenders have entered the UK commercial property market so far in H211, according to Savills - GE Capital, Legal & General, Jordan International, AIG, Jefferies International and Chalkhill Partners."

"International real estate advisor Savills advised a German project developer in the sale of a 12,000 sq m (129,166 sq ft) mixed use property in Schützenstrasse, Dortmund, to a Netherlands-based international investor for approximately €25m."

"Savills has appointed Petter Klingofström to head the Swedish leasing team at its Stockholm office."

"Approximately €17.24 bn of commercial property changed hands in Germany in the first nine months of 2011 following a strong third quarter according to international real estate advisor Savills."

"A private German investor has bought a 2,100 sq m (22,604 sq ft) office building in Kaiserswerther Straße, in the Golzheim area of Düsseldorf advised by international real estate advisor Savills. The seller is a German publishing house from North Rhine-Westphalia."

"Shoe retailer Skechers has opened their second Irish outlet in Mahon Point Shopping Centre in Cork, having taken up a 214 sq m (2,303 sq ft) unit on a 10-year lease."

"Germany’s top five office markets of Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich have recorded a 2.02 million sq m take up in the first three quarters of 2011, reflecting a 9% year-on-year increase."

"International real estate advisor Savills has appointed Ignacio Palazón as a director in the Property Management team based at the firm’s Madrid office."

"The food retailer Carrefour has taken up 7,700 sq m (82,882 sq ft) across three floors at the existing Palacio garage in Paris’ eighth arrondissement for a new store."

"According to Savills European data, the average yield gap between prime and secondary offices has compressed by approximately 18 basis points over the past twelve months and now stands at 89.5 basis points."