The share of foreign investors in the commercial property market in London has doubled

The real estate market in the UK, a situation when foreign investors are in competition with investors from Britain-volume injections of funds in this attractive sector of the British economy.

Today the forces were distributed in such a way that in the sector of investment in residential property local investors began to push foreign, and in the commercial real estate sector for the first time, foreign investors overtook the British on the volume and pace of investments.

The value of investment portfolios of foreign investors in UK commercial property has more than doubled over the last decade, an increase of 129% and reached £94 billion.

These are the latest data of investment pattern of commercial real estate market, published by the Property Industry Alliance.

This means that already now the share of foreign investors in commercial property the UK takes a quarter of the total investment market, with three-quarters of this volume – commercial real estate in London.

The total volume of attracted investments from investors from the UK, by contrast, declined over the same period by 16% and amounted to £75 billion.

The annual report of the Property Industry Alliance is an invaluable source that offers all participants in the commercial real estate market. He clarifies key factors that affect the commercial property market in the UK and demonstrates the role played by investment in commercial property in the UK economy.

The investors ‘ funds to the commercial sector, provide a platform for all sectors of the UK economy and have a significant impact on the financing of pensions. Therefore, the UK welcomes all investors, both local and foreign.

The study also shows that the average increase in rent over 10 years in the sector of office real estate was insignificant – only 0.5% – 1%, in the retail sector – only 3, 3 % , which is significantly below the rate of inflation.

All UK commercial property is now estimated at £683billion, including the largest sector is the retail space, costs £305 billion, followed by the sector of office space – £195 billion, the industrial real estate sector is £126 billion, the remainder of the estate, which includes hotels and facilities for entertainment is estimated at £58 billion.

® Alice Morgan . 23. 10. 2014.

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