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New overseas investor map shows the most active buyers and sellers in 2020

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By John Knowles, Oliver Kolodseike and Rebecca Allen

Colliers' National Capital Markets team has published its latest Foreign Investment Map which highlights the capital flows into the UK from various countries across the world and into which asset classes.

In 2020, cross border capital accounted for a record 50% share of all investment volumes and Colliers is confident that the economy and commercial real estate will bounce back strongly once lockdown and travel restrictions are eased. 

The map shows; 

  • There has been an influx of investors from Singapore, focusing heavily on London and the South East. 
  • German investors were the main buyers in three English regions.
  • For the UK overall, US investors were the most acquisitive, spending a total of £9.3 billion in 2020.

You can read more on overseas activity in our blog post 'Overseas investors snap up UK real estate in 2020'.

VIEW MAP HERE

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John Knowles | Colliers | London - West End

John Knowles

Head of National Capital Markets

National Capital Markets

London - West End

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A highly qualified real estate professional, John has extensive knowledge of direct and indirect real estate and finance projects in Europe and Asia.

Prior to joining Colliers, John was MD Corporate Finance at DTZ and Head of Capital Markets at LSH. He has worked extensively in distressed debt and NPL situations and has concluded transactions in the last 12 months for Cerberus, Starwood and LBG.

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Oliver Kolodseike | Colliers | London - West End

Oliver Kolodseike

Director of Economics and Research

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Oliver is Head of Economic Research and leads the quarterly UK forecasting process including the publication of Colliers' Real Estate Investment Forecasts (REIF) report. He also  authors the monthly Property Snapshot and, quarterly Scotland Snapshot. Prior to joining Colliers, he worked for the Centre for Economics and Business Research and IHS Markit. Oliver holds a BA in Economics from  Georg-August University Göttingen (Germany) and an MSc in Economics from Exeter University.

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Rebecca Allen | Colliers | London - West End

Rebecca Allen

PR Manager

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I have been working in commercial property communications for over 10 years  having previously worked at CBRE and Savills.

In my role at Colliers I am responsible for the PR of National Capital Markets, London Offices and Investment Property  Management teams as well as Scotland.

My role includes:

  • Creating and exectuing PR plans for business lines that span press, marketing and digital channels
  • Media monitoring and reporting
  • Advising on brand, tone of voice and profile raising 
  • Journalist relationship building through face to face meetings, phone calls day to day assistance with stories
  • Reputation management of the Colliers brand

 

 

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