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White papers2026 Europe - Student Housing, Sector Update
On the Continent, we have continued to observe strong performance of student housing assets. However, the latest academic year marked a material slowdown in operational performance for assets in the UK. Pricing in the sector has reflected changing fundamentals, as yields on the continent have remained stable or shown early signs of compression on a small number of markets, including Spain, Italy and Denmark.
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White papers2026 Europe - Specialty Residential, Sector Update
Residential performance in 2025 remained robust in 2026. The sector continues to be characterised by strong operational performance, with occupancy remaining high and positive rental growth across key target markets.
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White papers2026 Europe - Senior Housing, Sector Update
The European senior housing sector continues to benefit from extremely strong levels of demand. Occupancy remains at record levels (93%) and income growth remains in the high single digits in our high conviction markets of the UK, Spain, Germany and France. These dynamics are attracting a record level inflow of capital to the sector, with existing investors remaining expansionary and new investors entering the market.
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White papers2026 Europe - Self Storage, Sector Update
The self storage sector in the Europe continues to see solid fundamentals, with strong rental growth and stable occupancy despite a marked increase in supply reflecting demand for the sector. Self storage’s relative outperformance to other commercial real estate sectors continues to drive an increase in institutional interest in the sector.
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White papers2026 Europe - Life Sciences, Sector Update
The life sciences industry in the UK has transformed in the last few years. The growth of the sector has been supported by the requirements for medical advancements, improving therapies and technologies, and strong capital investment. With these factors driving the sector forward, real estate requirements have also evolved alongside the growth of occupiers in this space.
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White papersEurope’s three-S opportunity: student, senior and self storage.
European alternative real estate is entering a particularly attractive phase of the market cycle for investment. Following a period of material repricing, capital scarcity and heightened macroeconomic uncertainty, several operationally resilient alternative sectors now offer a rare combination of durable income, structural demand growth and re-based entry pricing.
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White papersPioneering European Alternatives
Global black swan events, generally considered to be once-in-an-economic-cycle occurrences, have been disrupting investment markets with alarming frequency. In the past few years, we have experienced Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts. Europe’s surge in inflation was significantly fueled by the economic shockwaves from the Ukraine crisis. The crisis significantly affected global energy and agricultural supply chains, driving up the cost of fuel, gas and essential commodities, which quickly fed through into consumer prices across the continent. In response to this inflationary shock, European central banks implemented a series of aggressive interest rate hikes, shifting from historically low rates to multi-year highs.
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White papers2025 Europe Senior Housing Sector Update
The senior housing sector is benefitting from record levels of occupancy and strong income growth, which is beginning to attract a greater array of capital to the sector.
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White papers2025 Europe Self Storage Sector Update
The self storage sector in the Europe continues to see strong fundamentals, with strong rental growth and stable occupancy despite a marked increase in supply reflecting demand for the sector
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White papersHarrison Street 2025 Europe Outlook
Europe’s Inflation Story: Significant Progress Has Been Made but Risks Remain
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White papersThe golden years for European senior housing
Europe’s most frequently discussed demographic shift is its fast-ageing population. The European population is forecast to continue getting older, shifting the demographic framework in Europe to an unprecedented extent. In turn, the senior housing sector is expected to experience a significant surge in demand over the next decade, driven by the unprecedented acceleration of the 75+ population whilst the rest of the population is already in decline.
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White papersNavigating Europe’s Data Centre Market
The demand for data and the growth of the data centre market in Europe has been remarkable. Since 2019, the European colocation market has grown at a 24% CAGR, from 1,806MW to 5,833MW by H1 2024.
