The IPD story started in the UK in 1985 when we began to compile data from leading commercial property investors. Soon, property by property, we had created the UK’s first reliable index of commercial property returns.

In the 1990s we began to export our products to other markets. We adapted our databank structure for European national markets, starting with Ireland and the Netherlands and also launched a new service - IPD Occupiers in 1994,  which measures the costs and benefits of occupying real estate, helping users achieve greater efficiency and productivity. 

By the end of the nineties we were well established in Europe and South Africa, and today we operate in over 20 countries including the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Read more about how we work in our corporate brochure. Click here to download a PDF

Our board of directors have extensive industry experience, as can be seen from their biographies. Read more