Property

Duncan Owen, head of property funds at Schroders, provides an overview of the current UK property market and suggests how to make portfolios more liquid.

Berkeley Burke SIPP Administration has revealed it has stopped accepting overseas property into its self-invested personal pension (SIPP).

Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Dimme Lucassen as a fund manager within the property multi-manager team, based in Amsterdam.

The Schroders-managed West End of London property trust is seeking to raise over £100m via an AIM listing giving investors access to its Jersey-domiciled vehicle.

UK house prices are still "right at the top of the cycle" and could be subject to a painful correction, according to Odey Asset Management founder Crispin Odey.

PF Advisors has launched a closed-ended property portfolio targeting a 7% annual yield over the course of its three-year life.

ML Capital Asset Management has released its quarterly report on the alternatives sector, revealing a spike in interest in global emerging markets and Latin America, as well as a doubling of demand for European long/short products.

Marco van Bussel, co-manager of the top performing First State Global Property Securities fund, has left the firm.

Residential property fund manager Hearthstone Investments has been given a fresh £15m cash injection from Bovis, the FTSE 250-listed group.

First State Investments' head of property securities Andrew Nicholas has left the group to pursue a new opportunity in the industry.