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The 2026 Landlord Sentiment Report

Every year, market data tells part of the story. But how landlords feel about the year ahead and how that shapes their decisions tells the rest. Market Lens: Landlord Sentiment captures the mood of commercial real estate through the perspective of the people running portfolios every day.

Updated on 13 May 2026 by the Re-Leased Team

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A recalibrating year, read four different ways

Across four regions long-term confidence holds. The conversation has moved from rates and recovery to tenants, technology, and selective rebalancing. Explore the dashboard below covering: sentiment and confidence, asset performance, debt and refinancing, technology and AI, and ESG and regulation.

 

 

 

 

Latest Global Highlights

Updated May 2026

 

United Kingdom

  • 26% to 64% UK AI adoption, the largest year-on-year shift across region

  • 84% of UK landlords with active sustainability upgrade plans

  • 61% cite regulatory compliance as a top-three challenge

United States

  • 43% have loans maturing in 2026 or 2027, the highest exposure of any region

  • 64% AI adoption, with the strongest commitment signals of any market

  • +17 net Class A office performance, the strongest premium office reading of any region 

New Zealand

  • 93% confident in the long-term outlook

  • 37% to 62% AI use among NZ landlords, in a single year

  • +46 net Industrial performance, the only asset class clearly in positive territory

Australia

  • 96% combined long-term confidence in the AU market

  • +42 net Industrial performance, the clearest leadership position of any asset class

  • 39% to 65% Upward rental expectations, year-on-year

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Why this matters

 

Commercial real estate is shaped not only by economic conditions, but by the decisions made daily by landlords and operators. Market Lens: Landlord Sentiment puts the conversations and perceptions into insights and benchmarking. 

Market alignment: Understand how your outlook and strategy compare with peers across regions. See where your read on the year sits within the broader market view.

Structured benchmarking: Move the conversation beyond anecdote. Consistent, comparable data, year on year, across four major commercial real estate markets.

Operational insight: See where attention is shifting from refinancing and tenant retention to efficiency, technology, and the operational levers driving the next cycle.

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