PAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH

THE BUILD-TO-RENT SECTOR is an extension of the PRS sector as European housing markets have become institutionalised amid a lack of housing supply.

The emergency of Covid-19 at the beginning of 2020 took the world by surprise (delivering a shock), just as the global economy had begun to stabilize from trade wars in the preceding years.

The outbreak of the pandemic has imposed a mass telecommuting experiment by companies on their employees everywhere around the world. Over the short term, office markets are on hold and prompting rethinking about how the future office will work.

The global economy is now gradually reopening. The leading indicators are positive and suggest that a V-shaped recovery is still on the table.

By 2030 there will be an additional 1.2 billion people in the world with significant regional and country disparities. Equally significant is the general population is living and working longer.

Most European countries are past or at the peak of COVID-19 infection and their governments are now looking towards strategies to reactivate their economies.

The logistics market is thriving boosted by a favourable economic backdrop stimulating exports, retail sales and consumer spending.