An easy way to buy Reits

Sarah Moore tips one great real-estate investment trust (Reit) to buy for those wanting to invest in property.

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The suspension of trading in many open-ended property funds in the aftermath of the EU referendum result was a stark demonstration of the problems of using this type of fund for real-estate investments. The illiquid nature of property means that if a lot of investors want to withdraw their money in hurry, the fund won't be able to raise cash quickly enough to meet their redemption requests, so the fund either needs to close or impose a heavy withdrawal penalty.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.