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London Residential Is Top Performing Asset Class

LONDON-Central London residential property has outperformed commercial property, equities and Government bonds over the last year, five years and eight years. Last year total returns reached 17.9%.

By Steve Killick | Updated on July 06, 2001

LONDON-The return on investment in inner London residential property has outperformed not only the commercial sector but also equities and government bonds according to a report from Cluttons and the Investment Property Databank.

The London Residential Investment Index recorded a total investment return of 17.9% for the year 2000 against the total UK commercial property of 10.4%. Adding the impacts of active management, through refurbishment, trading and development, further boosted the sector to 22.6%.

Nigel Chegwidden, head of research at Cluttons, says: ‘Over the last five years, London residential property has outperformed UK commercial property, government bonds and equities. And it is not just the strong performance that is impressive but also the consistency.’

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