Industrial developer CTP is exploring opportunities to enter the Vietnamese market, in response to a significant increase in demand from the company’s Asian clients.

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) signed 48 lease agreements in Poland in the first half of 2025, covering more than 211,000 sqm. Lease extensions accounted for 68.5% of the space, tenant expansions for 28.8% and new leases for 2.7%. Following these transactions, the company’s Polish portfolio reached an occupancy rate of 96%.

ETC Swarzędz, a shopping centre owned by Capital Park Group, has reached 97% occupancy, making it one of the best-leased retail properties in the Wielkopolska region. The high level of commercialisation reflects the centre’s stable position in the local market and its appeal to both tenants and customers.

In the first half of 2025, CPI Property Group (CPIPG), owner and manager of 23 shopping centres and retail parks across Poland, signed 78 retail lease agreements – including new contracts and extensions – for a total of 14,900 sqm.

After a period dominated by the tech sector, H1 2025 saw a notable surge in interest from the financial-banking sector in the Bucharest office leasing market, according to data by Crosspoint Real Estate.

Savills has been appointed as the exclusive leasing agent for Biura przy Warzelni, the largest office building in the Browary Warszawskie complex owned by Deka Immobilien. The firm already represents several other Deka assets in Poland, including Willa Fabrykanta and Warzelnia, which houses the popular Nine’s restaurant.

Timișoara emerged as the sole Romanian city to experience growth in the office leasing market during H1 2025, defying a national downturn, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors.

Office leasing in Bucharest reached its lowest point in four years during H1 2025, according to Colliers consultants. Total leasing transactions exceeded 100,000 sqm, representing a more than one-third decrease compared to the same period last year.

The Polish Chamber of Commercial Real Estate (PINK) has released data summarising the office market situation in eight major regional cities in Poland for Q2 2025: Kraków, Wrocław, the Tri-City, Katowice, Poznań, Łódź, Lublin, and Szczecin.

Lavinia Ioniță Rasmussen, Real Estate Partner at Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP), talked to Property Forum about the firm's growing portfolio in industrial and renewable energy, but also about the new EU rules that will boost investments in green buildings.