The case for property

Over the past three to four years, fund management houses, in particular those closely affiliated with the pension and life assurance segments of the investment markets, have seen huge demand for UK commercial property vehicles. Unsurprisingly, this has led to new fund launches which aim to attract a more diverse range of investors into the asset class. For clients whose remit dictates a well diversified investment portfolio which will be held for the medium to long term, i.e. five to ten years, then the case for holding commercial property is pretty much watertight. Historic analysis h...