Dentons held its annual UK Real Estate Market Predictions Event on the 14 January 2021, where a panel of industry experts gathered virtually to share their views. Kevin Aitchison, CEO at Knight Frank Investment Management, Sharon Quinlan, Head of Corporate Real Estate at HSBC, Will Robson, Executive Director & Global Head of Real Estate Solutions Research at MSCI and Rob Sumner, Residential Investment Director at Sigma, joined Dentons' Deepa Deb and Allan Cairns to debate what lies ahead for 2021.

Despite the unprecedented disruption and challenges caused by COVID-19 in 2020, the outlook from both the panel and audience was surprisingly optimistic. The general consensus was that 2021 would be a year of two halves and that, while there will continue to be difficulties, in the latter part of the year we should see a strengthening of the market, growing confidence and more opportunities arising.

Reflecting on the panel discussion, audience polls and our own extensive transactional experience, the three key trends emerging for 2021 are resilience, re-imagining and responsibility.

View our UK Real Estate Market Predictions summation video and download our accompanying UK Real Estate Market Predictions 2021 report to hear and read more. These views were mirrored at our Ireland Real Estate Market Predictions event on the 28 of January.

View the panel debate in full here.