{"id":2798,"date":"2011-09-06T10:58:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T09:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=2798"},"modified":"2015-10-08T12:54:34","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T12:54:34","slug":"a-few-reasons-why-property-is-what-you-should-be-investing-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=2798","title":{"rendered":"A few reasons why property is what you should consider investing in"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"a-few-reasons-why-property-is-what-you-should-consider-investing-in\"<\/p>\n

The economy is moving gradually into a new cycle. The coming years should see greater economic stability and more prosperous markets, judging by historical trends and the relative optimism of recent economic forecasts, so what should you be investing your money in to secure that golden future?<\/p>\n

For fifty years or so most people would have strongly advocated shares. Returns on shares, for example, over the fifty years preceding 2009 would have gained you approximately a 5.2% return every year, according to lovemoney.com \u00e2\u20ac\u201c turning an original \u00c2\u00a31000 investment back in 1959 into \u00c2\u00a312,612 in 2009 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just with a tracker fund (one which follows the overall progress of the stock market). A much higher return than that could be won by a savvy and more selective investor.<\/p>\n

Today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s market is different, however, and there are now a lot of reasons why property should be considered a safer, more reliable, but equally profitable investment for an intelligent investor. Certainly, the end game for most investors must be financial independence, not wild riches, and property provides the realistic means to achieve that. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why:<\/p>\n