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Investing in property without buying a whole property

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I would like to put some money in property as a long term investment. I do not have sufficient to buy a whole property outright and I do not want the hassle of buying to let. Is there a way that I can invest in property with other likeminded people?
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  • tom9980
    tom9980 Posts: 1,990 Forumite
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    Buy property funds with a Stocks and shares ISA or from inside a SIPP you get tax benefits doing it that way too.
    When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.
  • Marine_life
    Marine_life Posts: 1,059 Forumite
    Hung up my suit!
    I invest with these people:

    https://www.propertypartner.co/
    Money won't buy you happiness....but I have never been in a situation where more money made things worse!
  • SmashedAvacado
    SmashedAvacado Posts: 1,262 Forumite
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    People invest directly in property for the leveraged returns. if you co-invest you typically can't borrow to do that; so your best bet is investing into a fund or a REIT that leverages its investments. A REIT is a traded property fund that has internal tax benefits.

    Clubbing up together with strangers via a blockchain or other portal is likely to make loads of money....but just not for the investors. Such portals at the moment don't have liquidity to become properly tradeable.

    Or you could buy shares in an estate agents....or similar.
  • dimbo61
    dimbo61 Posts: 13,727 Forumite
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    Not sure about estate agents or letting agents in the current market as investment !
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    Or you could buy shares in an estate agents
    Hardly the same thing though is it? Estate agents can (and do) go bust, leaving you with shares worth zilch. Property prices can go up and down, but it's almost impossible for the value to vanish in a puff of smoke.
  • Check out the housecrowd. I think that's what you want.
  • steampowered
    steampowered Posts: 6,176 Forumite
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    You would be much better off investing in a stocks & shares ISA.

    If in doubt, just purchase a tracker fund. Vanguard lifestrategy 60 is a good start.

    If you really wanted to, you could buy shares in REITs (i.e. companies which buy and rent out property).
  • SmashedAvacado
    SmashedAvacado Posts: 1,262 Forumite
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    davidmcn wrote: »
    Hardly the same thing though is it? Estate agents can (and do) go bust, leaving you with shares worth zilch. Property prices can go up and down, but it's almost impossible for the value to vanish in a puff of smoke.

    Not that impossible if you buy a buy to let with a mortgage....which is what most people will do. If interest rates change, then you could lose the lot. Buy a property with 15% deposit, watch the value fall by 15% you are left with nothing.....and obligations to banks, agents, (possibly) the tax man, your tenants in the meantime.

    My point is that companies like estate agents generally have good fortunes when the market is good and bad fortunes when the market is bad. So if you want exposure to a market, investing in someone who's fortunes follow the market is no bad thing.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    If interest rates change, then you could lose the lot. Buy a property with 15% deposit, watch the value fall by 15% you are left with nothing
    Ok, but I don't think the OP was proposing to enter into a mortgage.
  • tom9980
    tom9980 Posts: 1,990 Forumite
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    Not that impossible if you buy a buy to let with a mortgage....which is what most people will do. If interest rates change, then you could lose the lot. Buy a property with 15% deposit, watch the value fall by 15% you are left with nothing.....and obligations to banks, agents, (possibly) the tax man, your tenants in the meantime.

    My point is that companies like estate agents generally have good fortunes when the market is good and bad fortunes when the market is bad. So if you want exposure to a market, investing in someone who's fortunes follow the market is no bad thing.

    Arguably the market for agents will be turning bad with low sale volumes and the ban on letting fees, it might not be a good time invest.
    When using the housing forum please use the sticky threads for valuable information.
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