Property exposure: Keep your eyes on the prize…

Property exposure: Keep your eyes on the prize…

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Despite a robust housing market, commercial assets will continue to offer both higher yields and total returns compared to residential property. Stephen Hayes explains.

The vast majority of investors already have significant exposure to the residential property market through home ownership. This makes it important, when looking at an individual's portfolio, to diversify the property allocation away from passive residential investments.  In spite of this, ownership of an investment property remains a commonly held aspiration both in the UK and across the developed world. Typically, this would be residential property, such as a flat or a house that can be leased to tenants. Residential property investment has several attractions, including being easil...

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