£870M Flurry Of Shopping Centre Deals Shakes Up Slow Sales Year

Barchart · 3d ago
The UK investment market has been slow in 2025, but the shopping centre sector is finishing with a slew of deals that could total almost £900M.  A range of domestic and international investors have bought or are in talks to buy significant malls across the country, drawn to the sector by high yields and a rapidly improving occupier market, which has led to rising rents.  Last week, U.S. investor Realty Income completed a deal to buy the 1M SF Lexicon Centre in Berkshire, south east England, for £150M from L&G and Schroders.  The deal was Realty Income’s first in the shopping centre sector, having previously...