£8.5bn
£X.Xbn
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Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are attractive investment vehicles, as they are exempt from corporate tax. A reduction in REIT requirements and restrictions has encouraged new entrants, although many were hit hard by the retail crash during the COVID-19 outbreak. Revenue is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 0.4% over the five years through 2024-25 to £8.5 billion including estimated growth of 11.8% in 2023-24, while the average profit is expected to be 19.3%.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £8.5bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Land Securities Group plc | 892.9 | |
The British Land Company plc | 646.3 | |
SEGRO plc | 625.5 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Retail portfolios, Office portfolios and Industrial portfolios. Retail portfolios is the largest segment of the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK.
Demand for office space makes a slow recovery
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are listed companies with closed-ended share capital that hold, manage and maintain property portfolios for investment purposes (i.e. renting to tenants).
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SIC 64.30/6 - Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK
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Profit dropped during COVID-19 lockdowns. The pandemic devastated many REITs with retail- and office-heavy portfolios as rent collection plummeted.
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The market size of the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £8.5bn in 2024.
There are 112 businesses in the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has grown at a CAGR of 9.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 0.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities market in United Kingdom are Land Securities Group plc, The British Land Company plc and SEGRO plc
Office portfolios and Retail portfolios are part of the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is Land Securities Group plc.
The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Real Estate Investment Trust Activities in the UK industry in United Kingdom.