"Savills Research examines the key themes impacting European real estate in 2022 and sets out top investment picks for core, value-add and opportunistic investors"

"Recent market activity reflects a shift in investor behaviour, in terms of sectors and attitude to risk, compared to pre-Covid-19 times"

"Record high H1 investment turnover"

"Europe is set for another record year of logistics take-up, as vacancy rates continue to fall across core markets"

"European retail is becoming cheaper"

"Ageing populations, rising demand for digital health and the Covid-19 pandemic have boosted R&D investment into the life sciences sector, spurring investor demand for office and laboratory facilities"

"Europe's economies will take until 2022 to fully recover"

"Eurozone inflation to rise in 2021 before easing back in 2022"

"Despite the abundance of capital targeting real estate, first-quarter activity was restricted by the ongoing Covid-19 measures"

"The widespread vaccine distribution across Europe is likely to influence large scale hotel reopening dates and the subsequent recovery period, with domestic and short-haul leisure travel to experience the initial bounce"