Bricks & mortar versus listed property securities

People look on the purchase of a home as a good investment, with a recent increase in interest in buy-to let or holiday homes

Property has, for many years, captured the imagination of UK investors. Historically this has meant buying residential bricks and mortar - in the main with people looking on the purchase of a home as a good investment or, especially in more recent years, going one step further and investing in a buy-to-let or a holiday home abroad. The barrier to this type of investment of course is the large amount of money involved in making these purchases - an amount not everyone can afford. And this of course puts commercial direct investment out of reach of all but the very wealthy. One solution to ...