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Paul Richards says UK property is becoming increasingly attractive for scheme investors

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Paul Richards is chief executive of the Association of Real Estate Funds
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Paul Richards is chief executive of the Association of Real Estate Funds

We recently took the temperature of the real estate funds industry. What do managers of £50bn of mainly British pension scheme money expect over the short to medium term?

They're optimistic. They're not getting carried away. But they expect positive capital flows, especially from pension schemes; some attractively-priced opportunities in certain sectors; and the pol...

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