Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2016 | Page 58

UK INVESTMENT

London Residential Property

A proven track record of capital growth
BY JAMES GLEW

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ondon residential property has a proven track
record as a secure, high performance asset
class. In this article I look at how it has
performed over the past 20 years.
The slowing global economy, volatile stock markets,
low interest rates and the questionable long term
impact of quantitative easing are driving investors
from all over the world to seek out safe haven
investments.
South African investors are also concerned with the
further weakening of the SA economy and the Rand.

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In my view, taking both global and local economic
factors into account, London bricks and mortar will
continue to be an attractive long term investment and
ZAR hedge. Of course this is always in the context
of a diversified investment portfolio. From a risk
management perspective it is never good to put all
your eggs in one basket.
As is frequently stated with regards the various
investment options we have to consider, past
performance is not necessarily an indicator of future
results, and while this is true, I do believe that it
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