Seven Dials makes case for commercial property

Now valued at 1.1 trillion euros in size and with markedly higher yields, director Simon Critchlow says this is a radically different market to the mature UK environment. He said: “Many UK property investors are clearly nervous about their home market and are looking further afield not only for better returns, with some UK Reits down over 30pc this year and many UK property unit trusts applying exit charges to stem redemptions, but to lower their risk. “The reality is that commercial property should always be looked at with a long-term investment horizon and perhaps this fact has bee...