INVESTMENT from Asia helped the value of commercial property deals in Glasgow exceed Edinburgh for the first time since 2015.

However, the overall value of deals continued to fall in the second quarter, according to the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).

Deals worth a total of £172 million were concluded in Glasgow in the second quarter, up from £104m for the same period last year, compared with £108m in Edinburgh, down £14m.

It was the first time the value of deals in the west exceeded the capital total since the first quarter of 2015, with the market in Glasgow boosted by the £48.4m purchase of 110 St Vincent Street by South Korean investors. The building is occupied by Bank of Scotland.

While deal values rose in Glasgow, the overall value of sales in Scotland slipped to its lowest in five years, at £641m.

SPF director David Melhuish said: "Glasgow was very impressive this quarter, outperforming Edinburgh for the first time in four years against a wider Scottish market that saw a reduced value of sales activity. 

“Glasgow’s sales increase was fuelled by a number of £5m-plus deals, totalling £129m, whereas Edinburgh only secured £33m in the same category. 

“A notable feature of Scottish commercial property investment in the Q2 period was the rise of capital sourced from Asia, which topped £250m for the first time on record, according to CoStar data."