Daniel Cunningham
Research by the digital financing platform showed lenders have already raised margins and reduced leverage levels.
Panellists at REC Europe’s London event said inflation and rising rates are prompting greater scrutiny of potential financing deals.
The consultant, at its latest annual address on financing property, said debt is more expensive but still widely available.
With the war in Ukraine fuelling inflation and interest rates on the rise, real estate debt market participants are bracing for volatility.
Alternative lenders will take the lead in financing the retrofitting of Europe’s commercial real estate stock, the manager argues.
The London-headquartered asset manager has raised £100m for its UK senior loans fund and is aiming to raise capital for three lending strategies.
The head of the Paris-headquartered private equity firm’s new property lending business says there is a clear need across Europe for such debt providers.
The Los Angeles-based manager has made hires from Carlyle, Goldman Sachs and Clifford Chance as it expands into Europe’s property lending market.
The alternative asset manager said investing in the UK specialist lender will accelerate its growth ambitions.
The Nordic manager is buying an existing real estate credit business with a Munich-based team as part of wider plans to expand its core capabilities in the property sector.