Germany: The safe-haven property play?

PROPERTY

clock

Residential property may not be an obvious "safe haven" in today's unpredictable market conditions.

The boom and bust nature of the UK housing market, which has claimed its fair share of victims over the past decade, is enough to send even the most cool-headed investor fleeing. In Germany, however, the residential property market is thriving. The German real estate market, which has not experienced a boom in over two decades despite other markets flourishing, is experiencing a flurry of activity and property prices have started to soar. After decades of underperformance, the German residential property market has seen a resurgence in both rental growth and capital values over the la...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Investment

Aegon AM launches UK-domiciled global income fund

Aegon AM launches UK-domiciled global income fund

In response to client demand

clock 27 June 2025 • 1 min read
CCLA's Charlotte Ryland and Joe Hawkes: How to position for the end of the 90-day tariff pause

CCLA's Charlotte Ryland and Joe Hawkes: How to position for the end of the 90-day tariff pause

Focus on quality

Charlotte Ryland and Joe Hawkes
clock 26 June 2025 • 4 min read
Almost half of UK investors using social media for financial advice

Almost half of UK investors using social media for financial advice

Many sources 'unregulated and unverified’

Sorin Dojan
clock 23 June 2025 • 2 min read
Trustpilot