abrdn, the global investment company, has further expanded its presence in the continental European residential rental market with the acquisition of an asset in Cologne, Germany.

Cologne

Cologne

Marc Pamin, fund manager and CEO of Living at the investment manager, said: 'Demand continues to rise for good quality rental homes in major European cities like Cologne – and supply has not been able to keep up.'

'We are seeing growing appetite from pension funds and other institutions for access to Europe’s growing rental market. As one of Europe's largest residential managers, we believe we are uniquely placed to identify and secure the best opportunities and to deploy fresh capital at speed.'

The asset is a residential-led, mixed-use project. Cologne is the fourth largest city in Germany and largest city of North Rhine–Westphalia.