Assetz House, Newby Road, Stockport

Released on = August 23, 2007, 10:06 am

Press Release Author = Jimwatson

Industry = Real Estate

Press Release Summary = Investors looking at the UK property market may be surprised
to learn that some experts are advising them to head for the inner cities.

Press Release Body = Investors looking at the UK property market may be surprised to
learn that some experts are advising them to head for the inner cities.

Traditionally home to some of the country\'s less salubrious areas, it seems the much
maligned urban heartland can actually present sound investment opportunities and
returns higher than the national average.

According to the research outfit Investment Property Databank - acting in
conjunction with English Partnerships - investors who have had inner-city properties
in their portfolio over the past five years will have seen returns of, on average,
nearly 17 per cent.

This compares favourably to a national average of just over 15 per cent and has come
with \"far less volatility\", according to the researchers. Residential properties in
inner city areas are said to have particularly enjoyed capital value growth.

\"These figures confirm unequivocally what we have suspected for a long time - that
investors are missing a trick in rejecting regeneration areas because of poor
historical performance,\" said Steve Carr, head of policy and economics at
regeneration agency English Partnerships, adding: \"And ironically, it is precisely
this relatively lower past performance which makes regeneration areas so ripe to
deliver great returns in future.\"

\"This research could literally be worth its weight in gold,\" was his conclusion
after studying the report\'s findings.

It is not only residential properties that have enjoyed strong and steady growth,
however. The trend has been replicated across commercial and retail properties as
well, suggesting that the market in inner-city regeneration areas is versatile and
presents opportunities to a wide range of investors.

One analyst who worked on the study, Rebecca Graham, found that regeneration areas
put in a \"much stronger\" performance than the rest of the UK. She note noted that in
the office property sector particularly, \"it is possible to achieve higher returns
for less risk\".

The research partnership concluded that there are, in general, \"advantages to
investing in regeneration areas over the short to medium-term, with no marked
disadvantage in the long-term\".

Mr Carr described the figures as \"great news\" for the regeneration sector, stating
that they demonstrate unequivocally that regeneration is working. This is of key
importance, he explained, because to be successful, regeneration requires private
sector entities to invest alongside public funding.

\"The greater the investment, the greater the success, the greater the return.
Regeneration really can now be seen as a win-win mainstream investment,\" he
enthused.


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