How to buy a share of your office

International Property Securities Exchange will enable owners of individual commercial properties to float their buildings on a regulated market.

It may soon be possible to buy shares in your own office. International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX) will enable owners of individual commercial properties to float their buildings on a regulated market, in much the same way that other exchanges do at the moment for equity or debt, says Tom Knowles in The Daily Telegraph.

Those listing their properties on the exchange will be property owners whose buildings have a market value of more than £30m. As with a listed company, the building will need to have a board of directors, and all the associated management in place. IPSX's exchange is designed to allow property owners to unlock equity in what is a fairly illiquid asset, while retaining control of the building.

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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.