The best way to invest in Britain’s property market today

It's no secret that UK property is not a good bet at the moment. But there is one sector of the market where you could get a reasonable return on your money, says Phil Oakley.

Generally speaking, we don't think that property is a good investment at the moment. House prices look way too high to us and rental yields too low. Yes, it's possible to pick up some bargains in certain parts of the country but that's not without risk as I noted here.

But there is a part of the property market where you might be able to get a reasonable return on your money. I'm talking about real estate investment trusts - Reits for short.

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London & Stamford116.76.00%117.790.9932032%
SEGRO232.926.41%321.420.722,38550%
Town Centre Securities1805.79%284.040.6314346%
Hansteen Holdings785.64%79.080.9943844%
British Land537.54.96%574.160.942,64132%
AJ Mucklow345.755.51%295.81.177027%

Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.