Matthew Bowen

PartnerGlobal Head of Living Sectors Research

Bristol Commercial AgentsGB

Matt is a Partner and Head of Knight Frank's Global Living Sectors Research team. Matt specialises in residential investment and development research. He is responsible for analysing and reporting on trends across the Living Sectors, residential land and development markets across the UK, Europe and beyond. Matt is a key commentator in the build to rent, student housing and senior living sectors and regularly presents Knight Frank's view of these markets to clients including investors, lenders, operators and developers. Matt is also responsible for Knight Frank's Research Consultancy team and provides bespoke research for clients working on both residential and commercial projects.

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Research Reports

NextGen Living

Our most comprehensive analysis of the living sectors to date, offering unmatched insights into one of the UK’s fastest growing asset classes.

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UK Student Housing

This series of reports analyse the current health of the UK student housing market taking into account student numbers, investment and rental change, as well as our outlook for the coming year.

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Seniors Housing Trading Performance Review

Knight Frank’s annual assessment of operating performance in the UK Seniors Housing sector. This market-leading report includes analysis of occupancy, sales and rental performance of the largest private operators.

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European Living Sectors Investor Survey

Knight Frank's annual review of trends across institutional rental accommodation in Europe, including the findings of a survey of major investors in the sector.

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Knight Frank & UCAS Student Accommodation Survey Report

Accommodation plays a crucial role in the student experience, this Survey, jointly produced by Knight Frank and UCAS, provides insight into opinions of over 70,000 students on how their university accommodation choices, opinions and…

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UK Seniors Housing Market Update

Knight Frank’s quarterly review of the key investment and development themes in the UK Seniors Housing market.

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Co-Living Report

Our Co-Living report outlines the opportunity for funders and developers to capitalise on the solid near-term and projected long-term demographic trends underpinning the rapid growth of the sector, as well as providing a detailed analysis…

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Affordable Housing Report

In this report, we assess the state of the UK affordable housing sector. A slowdown in housing delivery comes against the backdrop of a long-term need for more housing of all tenures, but particularly for affordable housing. .

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Single Family Housing Report

Knight Frank’s review of the performance and opportunities in the nascent SFH to rent sector.

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Seniors Housing Development Update

What’S the development landscape for seniors housing in the UK, and how is that set to change over the next five years? Our market-leading research takes a detailed look at the development pipeline and includes our forecasts for growth.

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Global Student Property Report

The Global Student Property Report 2019 identifies the key global trends from across the student property sector, including the structural undersupply present across markets at all stages of development.

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