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This is according to Property Executive, which has pointed out that the industry is showing signs of recovery following the economic downturn.
Steve Georgiou, directory at the firm, explained that while many cities in the UK have felt the strain on the market, people's attitudes are beginning to change.
"Speaking to people, they seem to have a lot more confidence in the market. People are a little bit more upbeat about what the future holds for them," Mr Georgiou said.
He went on to add that market commentators are waiting to gauge the success of commercial property against banking activity, but said that the investment market stands to do particularly well.
It may interest stock market trading professionals to know that Mr Georgiou expects that investors are already developing new portfolios.
According to the most recent Lang LaSalle Quarterly Property Index, all property total returns fell by 1.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2009.
