Property investments are still perform strongly despite stock market volatility
Investments in property have outperformed UK equities and bonds over the past year due to a low correlation between property and the stock market. UK property yields have not fallen in line with the movements in equities and gilts markets and thus the yield differential is larger now than it has been for many years. For example the average running yield on all UK property is 7.5%. In comparison, the average dividend yield is around 2.5% and the average 10 year Government Bond yield is around 5.1%. Over a one year period some funds are showing strong growth according to Standa...
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