MultiRealm predictions for 2025

Our Managing Director Dan Mason was asked by BE News to join other industry experts for his take on the year ahead.

We’re going into 2025 optimistic and looking forward to the year ahead. There is much more positivity in the investment market, with an acknowledgement that retail is once again an attractive investment class, particularly where rents and values have rebased. We are now seeing the opportunity for some rental growth and importantly, we have seen some banks and lenders re-entering the market increasing the availability of debt.

Assuming consumer confidence is maintained, and with retailer leasing activity also on the rise, these are strong indicators that the optimism will continue. Of course, there are cost pressures facing retailers, and therefore brands want to partner with operators and landlords who are data rich and have the tools and practices in place to help the navigate these headwinds and maximise sales. We’re particularly excited about our opening of the Cotswolds Designer Outlet, the only major retail/outlet destination planned to open in 2025.