Owner-occupier sells the building and leases it back from the buyer.

  • Owner-occupier sells the building and leases it back from the buyer.
  • Releases capital trapped in real estate while preserving operational use.

Sale-leaseback

Investment · Global

Short definition

Owner-occupier sells the building and leases it back from the buyer.

Full definition

Releases capital trapped in real estate while preserving operational use. Common for large corporate occupiers seeking to optimise balance-sheet capital allocation. Cap rate typically reflects covenant strength.

Why this matters for Class A leasing

Sale-leaseback is part of the investment vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so cross-border occupiers can translate quickly.