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Offices, including professional and medical offices, account for over one-third of our annual property valuation volume. This extensive information base combined with market proximity enable us to rapidly identify changes on the market. Major influencing factors in this respect include the increasing body of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. New usage concepts and area requirements are needed! Office properties that fail to comply with standards such as efficient energy use, key occupational safety aspects or overarching sustainability management will become less desirable in the future.

As global supply chain structures undergo changes and eCommerce becomes increasingly prevalent, logistics properties have become an indispensable part of investment strategies. From vast transshipment warehouses and last-mile logistics facilities to specialized property types like cold stores or package distribution centres, these properties are important elements in investment portfolios. Lehn & Partner has a wealth of in-depth expertise in property valuation for the logistics sector, drawing on our extensive valuation experience and on our analysis and processing of research data.

Retail properties can range from high street stores to supermarkets, retail parks and shopping centres. They are primarily distinguished by sales floor area, range of products, catchment area and location. The challenges presented by evolving consumer behaviour and the impact of eCommerce also extend to the valuation sector. Backed by comprehensive data analyses, a wealth of long-term experience in the industry and an excellent network of contacts and experts, Lehn & Partner offers a full range of valuation services for retail properties.

In the hotel market, in-depth market analysis and evaluation of key performance indicators are essential. Lehn & Partner has expanded and deepened its expertise in these areas over the years. We can thus apply an array of benchmarks throughout Europe.

The term “residential” covers a multitude of possibilities, from micro-apartments and condominiums to single-family homes and large-scale residential estates, in Germany or abroad. In addition, factors like leasehold, public subsidies or special forms of living, e.g. for people with physical disabilities all influence valuation. Lehn & Partner’s valuation services cover all types of residential property and a wide range of valuation purposes.

Properties in the “social” category include care homes, various forms of senior residence, residential facilities for people with disabilities, kindergartens and hospitals. In this category, valuation requires particular specialist expertise and in-depth market knowledge, not least due to the heterogeneous and constantly changing legal situation. Lehn & Partner has long-standing experience in the valuation of individual properties and portfolios in this asset class for institutional investors and asset holders from the private sector or church institutions.

The “renewables” category includes power generation facilities using renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, hydro and biomass. As the energy crisis has taken hold, the sector has become the focus of particular public attention. In recent years renewables have become especially popular as potential investment properties, taking in photovoltaic modules on residential properties and rooftop systems on large-scale industrial and logistics facilities as well as ground-mounted photovoltaic farms and wind farms.

Lehn & Partner also has long-standing expertise in valuation of various special property types.