Financial regulation
EPRA company members are subject to various regulations applying to the financial markets. Our goal is to contribute to well-designed EU legislation that serves both regulatory and stability objectives, the economic interests of the listed property sector and the broader economy.
The Capital Markets Union (CMU) is one of the flagship projects of the European Commission and aims to deepen the single market for capital across the EU. It is our view that the European listed property sector needs a more neutral and investment-friendly tax system, more inward and intra-EU investments, Europe to work smarter to fill the pensions gap and the withholding tax refund procedures improved as they prevent cross-border investments.
EPRA and PwC released a report to bring clarity to the complexity of the real estate industry and elicit an understanding of the various actors in the property investment market.
New European pension regulations that have come into force in March 2022 could unlock vast investment potential in the listed real estate sector.
Discover the function, purpose and many benefits of REIT regimes, and see the positive impact they have brought to the growth of the EU economy.
POSITION PAPER - EPRA welcomes the EU initiative on sustainble finance and recommends exploring the inclusion of listed equity to the scope of the Regulation.
