05. September 2012 
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The Crowne Estate among fastest growing in UK retail parks
The Crown Estate and CBRE Global Investors are the fastest-growing large players in the UK retail park sector, Trevor Wood Associates has revealed. Trevor Wood Associates has published extra information following its 13th annual Definitive Guide to Retail & Leisure Parks, published earlier this year. This includes a top ten ranking of both the largest investment managers and direct owners in the UK retail park sector.
Following its acquisition of ING Real Estate Investment Management, CBRE Global Investors became the sixth largest investment manager in the UK retail park sector in 2011, after increasing the space it owns or manages on retail parks by 41%, from 2.4m sq ft in 2010 to 3.4m sq ft in 2011. It overtook Hammerson and Land Securities. The research also showed that The Crown Estate rose to become the seventh largest direct owner of UK retail park space, up from ninth in 2010. It grew its portfolio by 33%, from 1.6m sq ft in 2010 to 2.2m sq ft, overtaking Peel Holdings and The Junction Limited Partnership.
Following its acquisition of ING Real Estate Investment Management, CBRE Global Investors became the sixth largest investment manager in the UK retail park sector in 2011, after increasing the space it owns or manages on retail parks by 41%, from 2.4m sq ft in 2010 to 3.4m sq ft in 2011. It overtook Hammerson and Land Securities. The research also showed that The Crown Estate rose to become the seventh largest direct owner of UK retail park space, up from ninth in 2010. It grew its portfolio by 33%, from 1.6m sq ft in 2010 to 2.2m sq ft, overtaking Peel Holdings and The Junction Limited Partnership.
