Investors shun direct property funds on liquidity fears and platform UX concerns

UK Direct Property sector lost £3.4bn over 2019

Mike Sheen
clock • 6 min read

Investors withdrew from the IA UK Direct Property sector in every month of 2019 with December's gating of the M&G Property Portfolio highlighting widespread concerns regarding fund liquidity profiles, and a growing proportion of assets now being allocated to vehicles in other sectors instead.

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