Has Covid-19 killed off property's role in portfolios?

Over the past year working from home as gone from being a niche lifestyle, to something workers up and down the UK are doing every day. Offices across the UK are empty, along with bars, restaurants and other hospitality premises. And on top of this many are shopping from the comfort of their own sofas.

But what does this mean for investors in commercial property and for those using it as a diversifier in a portfolio? This week FTAdviser special projects editor David Thorpe discusses this issue with David Jane, multi-asset fund manager at Premier Miton Investors, Rob Burgeman, investment director at Brewin Dolphin, and Rogier Quirijns, head of European real estate at Cohen and Steers.

They discuss whether property still has a role to play in portfolios, the impact of the illiquidity of property, why UK property might face particular problems and what impact Brexit could have.

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