Golden Age of UK property investment is over – research
Original Article Summary
The British obsession with property as a means of building wealth is outdated, as today’s house buyers will not match the gains of past generations, asset manager Rathbones has warned. The report, “Don’t Bet the House”, found that residential property barely kept up with inflation at 3.7% per annum over the past nine years. In […] The post Golden Age of UK property investment is over – research appeared first on PropertyWire.
PropMatch Curated Analysis
Rathbones research shows UK property investment has barely kept pace with inflation since 2016, significantly underperforming equities, marking the end of the 'golden age' of property returns that benefited previous generations.
Investor Relevance
This directly challenges the core investment thesis for UK residential property investors, suggesting they should reconsider portfolio allocation and potentially divest property holdings in favor of equities for better risk-adjusted returns.
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