Govt should speed up planned property fund

clock

Residential and commercial property are important to any diversified investment portfolio, which is ...

Residential and commercial property are important to any diversified investment portfolio, which is undoubtedly why demand for the asset class has been so strong over the past five years. However, bricks and mortar have recently come in for a pounding on the basis that the UK is on the verge of a residential property market collapse, a view we certainly do not share. Yes, on the face of it, residential house prices have surged relative to earnings and, when interest rates rise, this can cause big problems, as we saw in the early 1990s. However, there are two reasons why we believe things...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Bonds

Almost all investors and wealth managers plan to increase high yield focus in next two years

Almost all investors and wealth managers plan to increase high yield focus in next two years

Stock market correction expected

Sorin Dojan
clock 07 July 2025 • 1 min read
Global ESG backlash has not eroded demand for UK green bonds

Global ESG backlash has not eroded demand for UK green bonds

This year's auctions oversubscribed

Sorin Dojan
clock 03 July 2025 • 4 min read
Federated Hermes launches Global Short Duration Bond fund just as asset class booms

Federated Hermes launches Global Short Duration Bond fund just as asset class booms

Responding to ‘increased investor demand’

Eve Maddock-Jones
clock 25 June 2025 • 2 min read
Trustpilot
Loading page