Interest in commercial property soars - RICS

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Interest in commercial property investment has soared in recent years and is expected increase further according to the latest annual commercial property forecast published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

It claims indirect investment from individuals has risen 400% since the stock market falls of 2001, with commercial property returns continuing to attract individual private investors with total returns last year staying close to 20% for the second year in a row. RICS says overseas investors were the dominant force in the market during 2005, taking over form domestic institutional investors, and accounting for £15bn or 30% of all purchases. The survey claims buyers from the Middle East have been particularly active as rising oil prices have increased spending power, while UK institution...

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