Real Estate

Property investors favour Germany over UK as Brexit bites

Quarterly survey of 3,500 real estate investors sees Germany overtake UK as preferred location for the first time

Tuesday 7 November 2017 at 11:10

Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany Photo: iStockphoto

Germany has overtaken the UK as commercial property investors' location of choice, as cities vie for business from firms looking to move jobs due to Brexit.

A third of 3,500 international real estate investors polled by BrickVest, an online investment property platform, said Germany is their preferred country to invest in, compared to 27% that said they would opt for the UK.