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Data improving, but German retail prospects still weak

Despite better occupier data in H1, the weak consumer backdrop and still elevated vacancy mean we expect German retail rents to only hold steady this year. Thereafter, we expect rental gains to lag the euro-zone average, especially in Frankfurt given the high level of available space there.

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