Brexit has not yet caused a meaningful slowdown in the UK economy and any real impact won’t be felt until 2019. That said, the greatest potential for a European upset this year is likely to be political, says Jeremy Plummer, head of EMEA at CBRE Global Investors.
Opportunistic investors KKR and Baupost confirmed the acquisition of a portfolio of 33 Marriott International hotels across the UK from ADIA, while listed property group Covivio completed the purchase of 43 hotel properties in France, Belgium and Germany, in a €800 mln swap deal with AccorInvest.
