EMEA Living Investor Survey 2024

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EMEA LIVING INVESTOR SURVEY

INVESTOR INTEREST STRONGEST IN PRIVATE RENTED AND STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SECTORS 05

IN RECENT YEARS EMEA LIVING INVESTMENT VOLUMES HAVE BEEN DOMINATED BY THE PRIVATE RENTAL (PRS) AND PURPOSE-BUILT STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SEGMENTS. This finding is validated in our survey data with almost all respondents indicating that they are currently invested in the PRS segment while over half also indicated they were invested in the student accommodation segment.

When we examine the segments investors are currently invested in versus those they are targeting in the next three years it is clear that investors are keen to diversify within the living space. The student accommodation segment certainly appears set to benefit from increased investor interest but segments like social and affordable housing, co-living and senior living also appear increasingly on investors’ medium-term radars.

INTEREST ACROSS LIVING SEGMENTS IS BROAD WITH PRS AND STUDENT ACCOMMODATION SEGMENTS MORE POPULAR*

100

CURRENT LIVING ALLOCATION

90

TARGETED IN NEXT 1-3 YEARS

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

PRIVATE RENTAL

PURPOSE BUILT STUDENT

SOCIAL/ AFFORDABLE

CO-LIVING SENIOR LIVING

Source: Cushman and Wakefield, February 2024 *Percentage of respondents citing the following segments in response to the question 'which segments of the living sector are you currently invested in and which segments are you targeting in next 1-3 years?'