Asking the right questions is key

property

Investing in commercial property is becoming easier, with new vehicles set to extend choice, but advisers need to ask the right questions to establish whether the investment is the right one

Not that long ago if a client asked an adviser how he or she might invest in commercial property, there was an easy answer - you can't, really. Clients with a lot of cash could buy a single property and the rest could invest in property company shares. However, the performance of property shares tends to track that of the stock market, not the underlying property market. Over the past few years, however, a number of vehicles have been launched that offer returns dependent on the performance of commercial property, a top-performing asset class over the past 10 years. It also offers a high ...