Real estate is a significant feature of the economy of the United Kingdom, and regulated according to Scottish and English land law. The real estate market in the United Kingdom is the largest or second-largest in Europe (after Germany) depending on the method of measurement.[1][2] The commercial real estate market in the UK has a market size of around 250billion euros.[1] Domestic real estate represented the largest non-financial asset in the UK, with a net worth of £5.1trillion (2014).[3] Foreign investment plays a substantial role in the UK's real estate market, particularly in London, and foreign companies and individuals invested around £20billion in UK real estate in 2012.[4][needs update]