Getting started
If commercial property is new to you as an asset class, start here.
How to invest in commercial property without buying a whole building
Five ways to invest in commercial property without buying a whole building: REITs, funds, syndicates, fractional platforms and joint ventures, and what you actually own with each.
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Can you buy a share of a commercial property?
You can own part of a commercial building four ways: as tenants in common, through a syndicate, through company shares or through fund units. What each means for income, tax and getting out.
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How to earn passive income from commercial property
How commercial property produces income, what reduces it, how reliable it is, and how passive each route really is, from direct ownership through to syndicates, funds and REITs.
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How much money do you need to invest in commercial property?
From the price of one share to seven figures. Typical entry points for each route into commercial property, and why the regulatory threshold matters more than the financial one.
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Buying one shop with £400,000, or spreading it across several buildings
An even-handed comparison of concentration, lot size, management, exit and control, and who should buy the single building instead.
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For professional advisers
A separate section for IFAs, wealth managers, accountants, private client solicitors and SIPP and SSAS administrators: the regulatory position on property syndicates, promotion rules, suitability, professional indemnity and operator due diligence.