London Cooling: Capital's 12 Big Deals Of Christmas Reveal Mixed Sentiment

The past 12 months might be remembered as a quietly interesting year, or an interestingly quiet one. Real estate investment in London has risen for the second year in a row as appetite for the capital’s assets returns, according to CBRE. But although it predicts that total investment is set to top £14B in 2025, that’s below the 10-year average of £18.1B — albeit significantly higher than in 2023 and 2024. The prospect of lower interest rates, new provisions to boost housebuilding and increasing return-to-office mandates have helped build confidence. In our top 12 London deals, ranked using data from Colliers and MSCI, Norway’s famous sovereign...