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The article presents the increase in speculative building logistics activities. Topics includes increasing demands of logistics firms for building spaces, e-commerce sector participation in enhancing speculative development, and increase in the number of leading developer's involvement in the upsurge of speculative development featuring Gazeley, developer of European logistics real estate.

The article offers information on the slowdown in warehouse development activity in Great Britain due to Brexit. It mentions views of Mark Webster, director at Dowley Turner Real Estate, on the demand for e-fulfilment centres and efficiency by operators; decrease in speculative development; and strong demand for warehousing.

The article focuses on speculative development of buildings in Great Britain. It mentions the research from real estate firm DTZ, on same. It include comments from Nick Waddington of BNP Paribas Real Estate, regarding the development. It adds the interest in distribution property in Scotland with growing competition for key buildings. It discusses the statement of property management firm Knight Frank on developers in Scotland.

The article reports on increase in the development of speculative units by developers such as Roxhill Developments as demand from parcel firms and retailers led to the shortage of good-quality buildings in the South East region of England, as of March 2014.

The article presents the findings of the UK Industrial and Distribution Floorspace Today survey on industrial properties in Great Britain in 2005. There is a 1.6% increase in available industrial floor space in the six months to December. The speculative development of industrial property can be attributed to the volume of investment. About 9.4% of total available floor space can be attributed to available new buildings.