Europe

Why the manager of the world’s biggest broker bypassed the time it takes to set up a debt platform organically in the region by buying one instead.

Five industry experts gauge the impact of the UK’s departure from the EU on the commercial real estate debt market. Photography by Micha Theiner.

With the Brexit impasse at an end – for now – could there be a return of investor confidence in the UK’s commercial real estate market? It might not be so straightforward.

CBRE data show that loan-to-value ratios fell in five retail markets across the continent, compared with only three for offices and two for industrial.

The winning organisations and deals in our 2019 awards highlight a property finance market in full flow, even late into the real estate cycle.