New research: improved sustainability causes surge in asset values for European real estate managers

by | Nov 22, 2022

The higher pricing power of more sustainable buildings – green premia – has caused an increase in asset values for all 250 commercial real estate management professionals* participating in new research from Deepki, the ESG data intelligence firm.

Of the European commercial real estate asset managers from the UK, Germany, France, Spain and Italy responding to the survey, 58% say property values have increased by between 16% and 25% due to green premia. Over a quarter (29%) say real estate asset values have increased by 11%-15%.

Increasing rental yields

More than half (56%) of real estate professionals responding to the survey have also seen rental yields increase by between 16% and 25% as tenants are willing to pay more for sustainable buildings that reduce their service costs thanks to improved efficiency. More than a quarter (28%) of respondents say rental yields have increased by between 11% and 15% for ‘green’ buildings.

Reduction in void periods

Improving sustainability has also seen void periods fall by 16%-25% for more than a third (36%) for European real estate professionals. A further third say vacancies have decreased by between 11% and 15%.

When it comes to the properties most likely to attract green premia, almost two-thirds (64%) of real estate professionals selected industrial; 61% said residential, while almost half (48%) said healthcare.

Commenting on the research findings, Vincent Bryant, CEO and Co-founder of Deepki, said: “Improving sustainability across real estate is not just demonstrably positive for the environment, it also improves returns. Commercial real estate managers who are taking steps to understand and enhance their ESG credentials are helping to meet their net zero goals and deliver better performance for investors.”

Bryant continued: “Buildings with better sustainability ratings are more likely to be occupied which increases their overall rental income. This is particularly important since the pandemic when landlords are experiencing higher vacancy rates and an increase in turnover of tenants.”

Deepki is the only company in the world offering a fully populated ESG data intelligence platform to help commercial real estate investors, owners and managers improve the ESG performance of their real estate assets, and in the process enhance their value.

The SaaS platform enables clients to collect ESG data, get a comprehensive overview of their portfolio’s ESG performance, establish investment plans to reach net zero, and assess results. It also allows users to report to key stakeholders. The platform is supported by carbon and ESG experts who partner with clients across data collection and analysis, through to ESG strategy definition and implementation.

Now with over 250 employees, offices in five European capitals and operating in over 41 countries, Deepki has become the global leader in ESG and data intelligence solutions for environmental transition in the commercial real estate sector, with more than 1.3 million assets under management in all asset classes (offices, logistics, healthcare, retail, multi-family, etc.

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