Take-up

For prime mid-box units in Central Scotland, transactional activity in 2026 YTD totalled 62,000 sq ft across two transactions, down 71% year-on-year. Across the size bands, units between 20,000–40,000 sq ft accounted for 34% of take-up, and 40,000–60,000 sq ft accounted for 66%. There were no transactions over 60,000 sq ft in 2026 YTD.

Occupier Sector Take-up

By occupier sector, wholesalers accounted for 34% of transactional activity, and manufacturing firms accounted for 66% of activity.

Supply

The current availability stands at 350,000 sq ft across 10 units. This has increased by 12% quarter-on-quarter but is down by 18% year-on-year. The majority of available space is for units between 20,000–40,000 sq ft.

By size band for units between 20,000–40,000 sq ft, available supply totals 294,000 sq ft, followed by units between 40,000–60,000 sq ft at 56,000 sq ft and no available space between 60,000–100,000 sq ft.

Speculative Pipeline

There is 92,000 sq ft currently under construction across three units. All three units that are under construction sit within the 20,000–40,000 sq ft size band.

In 2026 YTD, there was 91,000 sq ft of speculative announcements but no speculative completions. No speculative space is expected to be completed in Q4 2026.

Years of Supply

Across Central Scotland, there is 1.21 years of supply based on the three-year average annual take-up. By size band, there are 2.08 years of supply in the 20,000–40,000 sq ft range, 0.60 years of supply in the 40,000–60,000 sq ft range. In the 60,000–80,000 sq ft range and 80,000–100,000 sq ft range, there are no units currently available.

Quoting Rents

The prime quoting rent for Central Scotland has stayed stable, standing at £12.00 psf.

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