Stuart Watson

Worried by macroeconomic and political uncertainty, investors are increasingly exacting about the quality of the real estate they will acquire, says Savills Investment Management’s European CEO, Giuseppe Oriani.

Investors look set to flock into the industrial real estate show again in 2019. For many, the snag is how to get hold of a ticket.

As the prospect of a disorderly Brexit grows, logistics investors are evaluating the potential costs and benefits of the UK’s impending divorce from the European Union.

Robust demand from e-commerce and low vacancy should continue to underpin strong returns in the US logistics market, say Clarion Partners’ David Confer and Tim Wang.

Development is the best strategy to build a portfolio suited to the needs of tomorrow's warehouse occupiers, argue LCP's James Markby and Kristof Verstraeten.

Concerns over Brexit and increased development have done little to upset the equilibrium of a market where tenant and investor demand remain vigorous, say Oxenwood's Jeremy Bishop and Stewart Little.

E-commerce has brought about a rapid transformation in the European logistics sector, swelling investor and occupier demand to unheard-of volumes, says Robert Dobrzycki, CEO of Panattoni Europe.

The German market continues to offer reassuring solidity for investors in increasingly uncertain times, writes Stuart Watson

Driving efficiency in the fund management world is not just about improved IT, but also getting the underlying processes right, argues EY’s Kai Braun.

Not all retail assets are in structural decline. There are opportunities for attractive returns commensurate for the risk undertaken, argues Savills Asset Management's Kiran Patel.