First-quarter take-up in the eight main office locations in Germany has risen 17% compared to the equivalent period in 2007, according to a survey by German property consultant Atisreal. The report found that office take-up in Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Essen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig and Munich totalled 766,000 m[sup]2[/sup] in 2008 compared to 656,000 m[sup]2[/sup] in 2007.
Private asset management company Kryalos has completed the acquisition of a light industrial property in Rome, through its Mars fund.
