The U.K. market is on track to complete £12 billion ($16 billion) of healthcare property transactions in 2025, according to Knight Frank. The figure, which would represent a record for annual investment into the sector, is more than treble the long-term yearly average, driven by a significant uptick in appetite for exposure to the healthcare real estate sector from cross-border family offices, insurance firms, and REIT investors who are attracted to the sector’s countercyclical characteristics amid an increasingly uncertain market environment.
As at the end of third quarter, £7.85 billion ($10.48 billion) of U.K. healthcare property deals have transacted this year, £6 billion of which have been completed by Knight Frank.
Looking forward, Primary Health Properties’ £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) deal for Assura PLC is likely to be one of the most notable deals in fourth quarter, creating a portfolio valued at £6 billion ($8.01 billion) and an operating platform wh
