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Commercial property is shedding its boring image and attracting cautious investors looking for a more reliable income, says Rob Griffin

Commercial property has never enjoyed a fanatical following, but the combination of consistently strong total returns and impressive capital growth is beginning to seduce investors across the country. Back in the early 1980s the sector acquired the reputation of being staid and boring in comparison to the high-flying equity markets which were just about to embark on an incredible bull run. Even the Pension and Life Fund weightings in property fell from a peak of over 20% in the late 1970s to around 5% in the mid-1990s, partly due to a bout of poor performance and the lack of transparency ...

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