Bricks and mortar: Commercial property and pension investing

Commercial property and pension investing

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Commercial property investment is in a particularly healthy spot at present, writes Chris Marshall. Here, he explores if the asset class and pension investment go together

The observation that property holds a special place in the hearts of British investors is by now so trite that it requires little expansion. Unrealised speculation concerning high-end Italian sports cars aside, one of the characteristic themes in the run-up to the pension reforms in April - in the mass media at least - was the suggestion that flexible access would prompt a surge in residential buy-to-let activity.  There is currently little evidence that such a boom is underway, and thankfully so given the tax implications involved. The principle of investing in property as a means...

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