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Analysing how longer leases are delivering secure income and driving the appeal of European life sciences
FEBRUARY 1, 2025

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Analysing how longer leases are delivering secure income and driving the appeal of European life sciences

by Marek Handzel

European life sciences real estate is increasingly recognised as a reliable source of long-term, secure income, write Maurizio Grilli and Stephen Ryan.

Many top global managers are pursuing core strategies within this growing sector, underpinned by robust tenant demand and longer-than-average lease lengths. When asked to compare life sciences real estate to more traditional sectors such as CBD office — in terms of stability of income — Maarten Frouws, European portfolio manager at Fidelity International responded: “We believe the income is equally stable, and on average has the potential to deliver higher rental growth.”

But how many investors can be confident that they have a clear picture of the strength of tenant covenants? In order to calculate lease lengths and tenant security across the five main types of life sciences real estate, Life Sciences Real Estate combines its own data with data from Income Analytics. The UK-based fintech company enables investo

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