Time to bail out of commercial property

Once awash with cash, the commercial property sector now looks decidedly peaky – and those invested in it would do well to minimise their exposure, says Tim Bennett.

What does "commercial property" actually mean?

In investment terms, the property world divides roughly in two the house or flat you live in is classified as "residential" property, while shops ("retail"), offices and industrial premises, such as warehouses, are all labelled as "commercial".

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Tim graduated with a history degree from Cambridge University in 1989 and, after a year of travelling, joined the financial services firm Ernst and Young in 1990, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1994.

He then moved into financial markets training, designing and running a variety of courses at graduate level and beyond for a range of organisations including the Securities and Investment Institute and UBS. He joined MoneyWeek in 2007.