Property is once more an area of interest for investors.
The latest IMA figures show property was the most popular selling sector in October and November. According to the Investment Property Databank (IPD) the value of UK commercial property appreciated by 7.4% in Q4 2009 following a series of 25 months of month-on-month capital value declines that ended in July 2009. The peak to trough decline was 44.2%. Values of both residential and commercial property are being driven up by a lack of available supply. The pull for many investors has been the appeal of strong income returns now offered and the arbitrage which exists between property yie...
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