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24 February 2014

Best Ever Quarter For UK Property İnvestment Drives Annual Volumes Back To '07 Highs

Now that the majority of 2013’s investment transactions have been recorded we’ve crunched the data - and found out just how strong a year it was.
United Kingdom International Law

Now that the majority of 2013's investment transactions have been recorded we've crunched the data - and found out just how strong a year it was.  These are the numbers you 'need to know'.

Driven by a number of large deals, investment activity has made a striking return to 2007 levels, marking another significant milestone in the UK's commercial property recovery.  The following are some of the highlights of our analysis:  

  • £53.4bn was invested in commercial property in 2013, a 60% increase on the £33.5bn in the year before, and the highest annual total since 2007's £54.4bn. 
  • The final quarter of 2013 saw £21.0bn of deals, the highest quarterly total this century, beating the £19.4bn recorded in Q4 2006. 
  • Overseas investors accounted for 44% of the 2013 total. UK institutional funds made 25% of purchases by value, up from 20% in 2012. 
  • Far Eastern investors were the dominant overseas type, making 14% of all deals.  US and Middle Eastern investors each accounted for 8% of the total. 
  • The largest share of 2013's total was taken by the office sector, with 45% of the market, a slight decrease on 2012. 
  • The biggest rise in share was in the leisure sector, up 150% on 2012 with £3.7bn invested in total.

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