Residential or commercial?

Residential and commercial property have very different characteristics to each other so investors should examine each one separately before deciding to invest

Residential property has been at the top of many private investors' wish lists for some time now. However both commercial and residential property in the United Kingdom have experienced strong growth with values rising sharply. Over the past five years alone the Halifax house price index shows that the average house in the UK has risen by 96%. The Investment Property Databank (IPD) shows an increase in UK commercial property values of 105% over the same period. We are now seeing more and more private investors considering commercial property as an alternative investment, especially amid pes...