PropertyEU Magazine November 2011

The November 2011 edition of PropertyEU Magazine looks at retail property buyers. The share of retail property in total investment volumes has grown significantly since the outbreak of the financial crisis with investors flocking to this traditional safe haven. Germany has become the biggest retail investment market in Europe this year, outpacing the UK for the first time in several years, according to research by PropertyEU.

Also in this edition:

LENDING COMEBACK
GE Capital Real Estate is moving away from directly owned real estate into lending and investment management for third parties

RETAILERS RACE FOR SPACE
Leading retailers are paying multi-million-euro pound lease premiums - or key money - in the race for space on London’s top high street locations such as Oxford Street and Regent Street

WP CAREY IN ITALY
US investment manager WP Carey has taken control of a fund owning 20 Metro Cash & Carry stores in Italy

CZECH RETAIL SPLURGE
Meyer Bergman has bought two shopping centres in the Czech Republic for EUR 300 mln from European mall developer Multi

SUSTAINABILITY CHECK
Recent sustainability developments include the rising use of green clauses in leases and a mall refurbishment checklist

VOLATILITY REIGNS
European property stocks ended October on a positive note but are expected to remain volatile and to continue following the broader weak economic sentiment

CITY LEADERS
A selection of interviews PropertyEU held with city and regional leaders at the Expo Real fair in Munich

EXPO REAL review
Angst dominated this year’s edition of Expo Real as delegates struggled to find direction amid the eurozone debt crisis

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