Finance: identifying property investment vehicles

Lawson, David

Finance: identifying property investment vehicles - 2005 - Property Week 70(21) 27 May 2005, 117-119(2) .

Provides advice on how to identify property investment vehicles, which exist under a wide range of names from Guernsey-listed companies to high-income performance funds. All vehicles offer to use the managers' property expertise to provide better returns than those achieved by direct investment. Describes the pros and cons of the different types of property vehicle and give examples of some of the more innovative approaches. Sees the introduction of REITs in 2006 as possibly leading to a revolution in property investment.