After briefly recovering in Q1, the latest RICS survey showed that occupier demand dropped back in Q2 as concerns over the economic outlook and cost pressures weighed on activity. Both rental and capital value expectations reversed their Q1 gains too, which is in line with our view that the upcoming recession will hit commercial property performance over the next 12 months or so.
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