“They share our assessment of the attractive properties of this growing sector in the UK, including its low correlation with commercial real estate, equities and gilts; its long-term return profile, the relative stability of income the sector may offer and the potential diversification benefits it can provide as part of a mixed-use portfolio,” added German.
“With under 5% of the UK PRS owned by institutional investors in the UK, compared to over 25% in the US for example, research by Invesco Real Estate earlier this year suggests that UK institutional investors are significantly underinvested in this fast growing and highest performing real estate asset class in the UK,” said managing director Simon Redman.
