Property investors are in for a rude awakening

Given the option of shares or property most investors will choose property. They've been conditioned by years of rising house prices says Tom Bulford, but these property enthusiasts have been ignoring a key factor and they're in for a shock.

Propertyprices can only go one way. And this time it's down.

For years landlords in this country have been able to charge outrageous rents on commercial and residential property. But that is about to change in a big way. Landlords throughout the country are struggling to find paying tenants. And with house prices falling sharply in February, there is now a serious downwind for property prices in this country.

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Tom worked as a fund manager in the City of London and in Hong Kong for over 20 years. As a director with Schroder Investment Management International he was responsible for £2 billion of foreign clients' money, and launched what became Argentina's largest mutual fund. Now working from his home in Oxfordshire, Tom Bulford helps private investors with his premium tipping newsletter, Red Hot Biotech Alert.