Property

The latest sales figures from the IMA show property was the bestselling sector in May, but Charles Stanley Direct's head of investment research Ben Yearsley said many investors are piling in too late and have missed the rally in the asset class.

Schroders has hired two listed real estate managers from Australia's AMP Capital to create a new property team as it takes over the Investors in Global Real Estate trust.

Property funds have topped the latest sales charts from the Investment Management Association (IMA), with retail investors pumping a net £491m into the asset class in May.

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Aviva Investors has raised its annual forecast for returns from commercial property to 8.9% over the next five years, despite the threat interest rates may rise as early as this year.

The HC Mansion UK Student Accommodation Income & Growth fund has deferred redemptions as it becomes the latest fund in the sector to suffer liquidity problems.

Chancellor George Osborne broke the Treasury's own rules when introducing the Help to Buy scheme, according to a report by the House of Commons public accounts committee.

F&C property managers Guy Glover and Marcus Phayre-Mudge have identified four key issues which could impact investors in the property sector.