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Spare a thought for the high street as you sip your latte this morning

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I do love a coffee. And it turns out I’m not alone. There appears to be no limit to how much we enjoy having it flowing through our veins. It is estimated in 2012 there were around 15,500 coffee outlets in the UK producing a £5.8 billion turnover.

Income appeal – Rental income offers a potential tool to beat inflation

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Ainslie McLennan on the inflation-proofing characteristics of commercial property.

Active property management: understanding the asset and tenant

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The return from property over the next couple of years is likely to be driven almost entirely by the income stream rather than capital growth. For this reason, it is all the more important to understand and know the tenant base to ensure that today’s tenants will still be around tomorrow.

Is regional property finally a screaming buy?

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Citywire.co.uk, 06 Feb 2013

As the gap between property prices in London and rural areas continues to widen it could be time for wealth managers to look at investing in regional real estate. However, property managers warn price differences reflect the stronger economics of London and the South East. Ainslie McLennan, who runs Henderson's UK Property Unit Trust, agrees that overall assets in London and its surrounding areas are safer even though regional properties have been "good to her".

Keeping it real: pension funds find property in search for income

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The Financial Times has recently reported that one of the world’s largest pension funds, Canada’s Caisse, is planning to increase its real estate allocation from C$30 billion to C$40 billion during the next 18 months in an attempt to boost returns away from low-yielding areas of the bond markets; the global pension fund industry has typically relied on bonds as the primary source of its income.

Video: Keeping it real - pension funds find property in search for income

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A recent report by the Financial Times on Canadian pension fund Caisse provides evidence that the search for real income is taking pension funds into commercial property. The key to success, however, may lie in having a strong and diverse tenant base.

Retail property – a New Year’s resolution

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Retailers. Who’d have them? High profile administrations; pressure on chief executives to turn sales around or face the chop; what’s their business model; do we want to buy what they are selling; are they online; how much debt do they have; did they have a good Christmas; will they go the distance or will they pre-pack? It’s exhausting.

Future Proofing Commercial Property

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Does sustainability affect performance?

Video: 'Convenience' could be key in UK property's retail sector

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Ainslie McLennan, co-manager of the Henderson UK Property Unit Trust, explains why she believes ‘convenience’ is an important theme in the retail sector of the UK commercial property market. Retail warehouse parks may offer advantages over the high street in responding to consumers' changing behaviour.

Smooth operator: why UK commercial property investment deserves more airplay

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While near-term macroeconomic challenges and the forces of structural change are understandably disconcerting, it does seem, however, that investors are out of tune with the more positive arguments for an investment into UK commercial property.

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