Briefing: Alternatives are on the rise

According to JLL’s predictions survey for 2017, the attraction of alternatives is becoming ever greater

Last year, alternatives made up a record 29% of all investment volumes in the UK, with sub-sectors such as data centres, self-storage and PRS rapidly maturing, says JLL’s alternative predictions survey for 2017. The survey, which canvassed investors with a total of £207bn of assets under management this year, found that with the rising popularity of alternatives, returns will sit at 7%, far outstripping its 4% prediction
for the rest of the market.

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