Lockdown restrictions rebuild question of 'widespread material uncertainties' in property sector

Cause of property OEIC suspensions last March

James Baxter-Derrington
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Increased coronavirus restrictions across the UK could lead to a return of material valuation uncertainty across the country's property sector, which sparked the widespread suspension of open-ended property funds in 2020.

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