Retail pain will be reflected in sharp rental falls

The rapid spread of coronavirus over the last month has dealt another body blow to UK retail. We expected the sector to see rental falls pre-COVID, but these could now be closer to 10% in 2020, leaving levels almost 20% below their mid-2018 high by the end of the year.

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