European listed real estate, as represented in the GPR 250 Europe Index, ended April 2.6% higher, with the strong performance being driven by UK stocks. On a country by country basis, the UK topped the ranking with an increase of 5.9% in April, while Norway came second returning 5.5% in the same period.

Switzerland, Italy and Turkey rose 5%, 4.2% and 4% respectively last month, while France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Germany and Belgium all remained in positive territory returning between 2.7% (France) and 1% (Belgium) in the past month.

Meanwhile Poland, Finland and Spain all posted a loss in April, with Spanish stocks shedding 3.7% of their value during the period.

The GPR Europe Index focuses on 56 listed property companies throughout Europe.