Capital Markets
Investment Advisory
Providing Investment Advisory expertise in commercial and residential Real Estate, lending, and indirect markets.
We partner with our clients over the long term to deliver real asset opportunities, create, and manage portfolios and implement financial solutions, across a spectrum of individual assets and sectors.
Working with a wide range of clients from Pension Funds, Local Authorities, Overseas Institutions, High Net Worth Individuals, Family offices, UK Institutions, Charities, Investment Banks and regional Impact Funds.
Providing a wide range of complementary specialisms, from commercial and residential Real Estate, lending, and indirect markets.
We are flexible, adaptive, independent, and focused on delivering optimal return on investment to our clients.
Our Specialisms
Indirect
- Strategic market entry advice – markets, styles, investment, channels
- Fund / partner selection
- Implementation and ongoing management advice and monitoring
Commercial Advisory
- All aspects of portfolio strategy, investment, ongoing asset management and disposal
- Tailored strategies to meet the risk / return objectives of our clients
Residential Advisory
- Facilitating joint venture partnerships, capital raising (grant, debt and equity) and forward funding transactions
- Advised on a range of innovative public private initiatives that have accelerated housing delivery
Related Services
By leveraging our insights and intelligence, we help clients make smart decisions about their property investments.
Providing debt advisory and arrangement services across all property asset classes and instrument types.
Related Insights
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Last year saw the first signs of recovery in the UK real estate market following the downturn triggered by the global rise in interest rates.
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Book | Intelligent Investment
European Real Estate Market Outlook 2025
2024 was a period of adjustment, as inflation continued its path back towards target levels, energy price increases had less of an impact on growth, and interest rates peaked.
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Report | Intelligent Investment
European Self Storage Industry Report 2024
The 13th annual survey conducted by the Federation of European Self Storage (FEDESSA) continues its co-production with CBRE for a third year, assessing the European self storage market.
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Article | Intelligent Investment
Divergent performance provides diversification opportunities in UK real estate
We highlighted earlier in the year that UK real estate investments have delivered competitive returns over the long term when compared with equities and government bonds.
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Article | Intelligent Investment
How will the use of debt finance change in 2024?
Our 2024 Investor Intentions Survey suggests that sentiment is improving in real estate markets, with UK real estate investors intending to increase activity this year. One factor behind this shift is improved expectations for UK inflation and interest rates.
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2023 was not a stellar year for real estate investment with volumes down 30% to c. £44bn, and values continuing to fall.
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Report | Intelligent Investment
The debt funding gap for European real estate
Rising interest rates and falls in real estate values have led to tighter lending conditions in real estate markets, with reduced availability and an elevated cost of debt. As a result, investors face challenges in refinancing debt that was originated in the 2019-2022 period. CBRE has conducted a thorough analysis of the debt funding gap in Europe, specifically examining its implications for six major real estate markets and four key sectors. Explore our findings in the full report.
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Book | Intelligent Investment
UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2024
2023 has been a challenging year for real estate due to persistent inflation and a 15-year high in interest rates, both of which negatively impacted economic growth.
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Viewpoint | Intelligent Investment
Are Government or corporate bond yields a better benchmark for UK real estate pricing?
CBRE’s latest viewpoint examines which bond yields are more relevant for benchmarking UK real estate pricing. Explore the advantages and challenges of using Government and corporate bond yields with our detailed analysis.
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Report | Intelligent Investment
European Self Storage Industry Report 2023
The 12th annual Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) survey, co-produced by CBRE for a second year, assesses the European self storage market. In what has been a turbulent year for operators, businesses, and consumers alike, the industry has navigated multiple challenges in the macroeconomic and wider socioeconomic landscape.
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Book | Creating Resilience
Strengthening Value Through ESG
The real estate industry is uniquely positioned to positively impact our society and the value of the built environment through Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
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Book | Intelligent Investment
UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2023
Although 2022 started positively, with a growing economy and strengthening labour market, geopolitical events soon took over.
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Article
UK Government potential restriction on international students – what this means for Higher Education
The UK government is reportedly mooting the idea of restricting the flow of international students as a short-sighted mechanism to control migration.
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Article | Creating Resilience, Intelligent Investment
What does the latest autumn statement mean for debt markets?
Operational Real Estate Debt Interview with Chris Gow, Head of OPRE Debt.