• CoStar analysis showed UK commercial property investment totaled GBP 9.7 billion in Q1 2026, down more than 50% from Q4 2025, when US investors deployed nearly GBP 10 billion into healthcare assets.
• Office sector led flows at GBP 2.9 billion, representing 30% of total volume, concentrated in larger London transactions plus a handful of regional cities.
• Industrial investment fell to GBP 1.8 billion, weakest quarterly level in nearly six years.
• Retail investment dropped to GBP 1.2 billion, about half prior-quarter levels, running 60% below five-year quarterly average.
• Hotel investment also reached GBP 1.2 billion, with rising energy costs, geopolitical uncertainty flagged as near-term headwinds.

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