Market Lens: UK Lease Lengths in Focus 2025

The New Lease Reality

Discover how flexibility, resilience, and sector divergence are reshaping leasing strategies across office, retail, and industrial property and what it means for your strategy.

 

Download your copy to uncover:

  • The hidden risks and opportunities in shorter leases

  • How tenant expectations are evolving in each sector

  • Practical strategies to reduce vacancy and income volatility

  • Future market direction for the year ahead and beyond

 

 

 

 

 

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Key Findings Preview

 

  • Office: Lease lengths fell 11.6% year-over-year, down to 38 months—flexibility now dominates.
  • Retail: Average lease terms dropped 46.9% since 2019, with 58% of leases now ≤12 months.
  • Industrial: The only sector to grow average lease length increased 5.7% to 56 months.
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What you will find inside:

 

  • Exclusive Data
    Proprietary lease analytics across all major UK sectors, 2019–2025.

  • Clear Sector Divergence
    Learn why office and retail are shortening and industrial is surging.

  • Actionable Strategies
    Guidance to adapt, mitigate risk, and capture new opportunities.

 

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