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As traditional office spaces face continuous realization, investors seek in other places strong capital yields. In 2025, its types of alternative property, such as data centers, life sciences and logistics facilities that generate growing interest.
The data center boom
Data centers have become one of the most valuable and resistant property assets of the United Kingdom. The growing OLA of AI technology, cloud services and digital transformation in all sectors has a turbocharged demand. According to Knight Frank, the European Data Center market is expected to expand by 17% per year for the next three years, and London continues to lead the capacity in capacity.
Capital values are reflecting this increase in demand. Investors are attracted to the long terms of lease and stable occupation, with hyperscalers (large -scale cloud service providers) and technology companies anxious to block the space.
Other classes of alternative assets increasing
Properties of life sciences: Places such as Cambridge, Oxford and parts of Scotland, influence of Stirling, or witnesses of greater development of laboratory and R&D facilities with the United Kingdom government assigning almost 14 billion financing of R & D.
Cold storage and urban logistics:
The growth of electronic commerce, growth in the frozen food market and a change towards localized supply chains have promoted investment in cold storage and last mile distribution centers. According to CBRE, the demand of the United Kingdom market continues to exceed the supply and currently there is an increase in the development of new actions.
Film & Media Studios:
With the United Kingdom firmly established as a production center, construction construction studies, especially around London, Manchester and Glasgow. The demand for the main transmission services makes the thesis properties attractive for developers and investors equally. There is also a growing opportunity to convert a variety of commercial properties into a film location that can be a lucrative opportunity as a new income flow.
CO-VIDA student and accommodation:
Demand is still strong in key university cities. The construction of the construction of a purpose is to deliver solid yields and a long -term capital growth, in part where the noncommissioned officer is a problem.
Why capital growth is strong in these sectors
Types of alternative properties of long lease benefit, specialized use and high retention of tenants. Many are also better positioned to comply with the criteria of ESG (environmental, social and governance), developing parties that prioritize energy efficiency. With investors putting greater emphasis on future test portfolios, these sectors sacrifice both performance and resilience.
Final thoughts
As the commercial real estate market continues to evolve, the alternative sectors are no longer only for specialized investors, it is in motion in the center of the stage. Whether you are looking for high performance assets or that you simply want to diversify, data centers and other types of non -traditional properties are demonstrating key actors in the capital growth history of 2025.
Are you looking to invest or list a property in one of these growing sectors?
Look in the listings of commercial properties of Novaloca to obtain the latest opportunities throughout the United Kingdom.
