Home in on residential rewards

property

Investors avoid residential property fearing drops in house prices but sectors such as student halls and elderly care homes have a limited connection to house prices, while significant regional and local variations allow informed investors to use regional cycles

The residential sector is diversified with different sectors offering varying investment characteristics. Investors who know where to look can find opportunities that carry more security, with growing liquidity, longer leases and stronger covenants than are commonly available in the traditional commercial sector. With guaranteed rental growth and exposure to some of the fastest growing sectors in UK property, there is a clear opportunity for private and institutional investors in residential property. There are many safe and rewarding ways of investing at scale in the UK residential mark...