One of the key attractions of investments is the potential to earn a regular income. As in common in the world of personal finance, there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach for income investing.There are diverse ways to obtain a regular stream of cash rewards from your investment ISA, so make sure you pick the right one for your needs. Here are five methods. 1. High YieldFor decades, investors...

TR Property (TRY) 300pMarket cap: £955 millionThere seems no doubt valuations in the European commercial property sector have stopped falling and in some cases have been rising in recent months, but the recovery is uneven with demand for higher-quality assets outstripping that for lesser-quality ones.However, allocating part of your portfolio to property by stock picking or even choosing a...

Blue-chip stocks in Europe and New York struggled on Friday, though there was some impetus from a surge in the gold price, while base metals also shone.That gave a lift to mining stocks in London, though the FTSE 100 still ended lower, making a weekly loss.The FTSE 100 index ended down 18.39 points, 0.2%, at 8,420.26. The FTSE 250 closed down 72.94 points, 0.4%, at 20,749.90, and the AIM...

Stocks in London and Europe were down at midday on Friday, following a steady eurozone inflation reading from Eurostat for April, with Land Securities and GSK among the largest fallers on the FTSE 100.The FTSE 100 index was down 31.84 points, 0.4%, at 8,406.81. The FTSE 250 was down 117.22 points, 0.6%, at 20,705.62, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.98 of a point, 0.1%, at 791.52.The Cboe UK...

London Equities were down on Friday morning, after Thursday's mid-day rally across the pond ground to a halt, with Land Securities leading the biggest fallers on the FTSE 100.The FTSE 100 index opened down 13.93 points, 0.2%, at 8,424.72. The FTSE 250 was down 36.70 points, 0.2%, at 20,786.14, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.43 of a point, 0.1%, at 792.07.The Cboe UK 100 was down 0.1% at...

While it was founded over a century ago as a general investment trust, since 1984 TR Property (TRY) has focused exclusively on analysing the UK and European property sectors looking for the most profitable and attractive companies.The FTSE 250 company currently has exposure to 12 European countries, including the UK, through holdings in over 60 stocks and funds as well as a small number of...

There have been a couple of bits of retail news over the last few weeks that bear real consideration. The first was that Swedish 'flat pack' maestro Ikea was taking over a massive shopping centre in the heart of Brighton and the second that after 137 years of calling, beauty products seller Avon is setting up shop in the UK.By themselves they might not raise much of an eyebrow amongst...

There was a telling piece of information in the latest trading update from UK property investor British Land (BLND). Faced with a situation where Facebook-owner Meta Platforms (META:NASDAQ) had decided break its lease on 1 Triton Square on British Land's Regent's Place 'campus' (at a cost to the social media giant of £149 million), the latter felt confident enough to reject Meta's offer of an...

Jefferies cuts stocks to 'hold' or 'sell'Analysts see 'recession' in officesMorgan Stanley takes a more positive viewShares in four of the UK's biggest property companies fell after analysts at investment bank Jefferies cut their recommendations on the basis office rents in the capital are headed for recession.British Land (BLND) shares eased 1.9% to 320p, Derwent London (DLN) shares were 1.6%...

Inflation rises at slowest pace this yearBonds and interest-rate sensitive stocks chased higherBank rates still set to go up next monthShares in downtrodden housebuilders and property companies were chased higher after the latest inflation data for June came in below expectations, raising hopes the Bank of England might slow the pace of interest rate increases.Leading the FTSE 100 higher were...

We suggested at the start of 2023 that commercial property stocks could prove to be a good bet this year, with valuations offering significant upward reversion potential from their depressed levels and dividend yields at the top end of their historic range.While valuations have improved slightly, if anything sentiment is even more negative than it was in January, especially after April's...

- Investors look past fall in valuations- Rental growth drives higher earnings- Firm targets 8% to 10% return on equityProperty investors finally seem to be getting the message that despite a drop in values due to the rise in interest rates, the UK commercial real estate market remains in rude health.Results from Land Securities (LAND), or Landsec for short, showed a reported loss of £622...

- Operational update well received by investors- Portfolio built to withstand 'higher for longer' interest rates- Market needs to focus on earnings not valuationsShareholders gave a thumbs-up to the latest operational update from Land Securities (LAND), one of the UK's leading real estate companies with a £10.9 billion property portfolio.The shares gained 10p or 1.7% to 586p, stemming eight...

The severe tightening in financial conditions in the second half of 2022 caused commercial property values to fall at the fastest six-month rate on record.As a result of much cheaper valuations, investors are asking themselves whether now is a good time to start taking positions in listed property companies and real estate investment trusts, also known as REITs.We look at where valuations are,...

As investors in the property sector will know, REITs or real estate investment trusts have been one of the worst parts of the market as interest rates expectations have climbed in recent weeks.Since the middle of September, the average REIT has lost more than 20% with some racking up losses of nearly 30% regardless of whether they are specialist or generalist and regardless of the quality of...

On Monday, the ONS (Office for National Statistics) released its latest labour market survey which asked if hybrid working was still a 'thing' now that all Covid restrictions have been lifted.The survey confirms that hybrid working is in fact here to stay, and suggests companies and commercial landlords are going to have to make it more appealing if they want to attract workers back to the...

If you'd been keeping an eye on news from the UK commercial property market, you might be forgiven for thinking the sector was a complete basket case.Bankrupt retailers have left gaping holes on the high street, while office occupancy has been decimated by the pandemic.Meanwhile many open-ended commercial property funds suspended trading for over a year, with some ultimately shutting their...

Our latest review of the best and worst earnings revisions across the FTSE 350 throws up a few surprises in terms of sectors and individual stocks, particularly in the light of their relative performance.There are three distinct clusters of winners, split between investment, real estate and consumer discretionary companies.Among the investment companies, Molten Ventures (GROW) - previously...

Leading UK shares edged higher on what is expected to be a relatively quiet day, given that US markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, with ex-dividend stocks acting as a brake on larger gains.At 9.00am, the benchmark FTSE 100 was 7.5 points or 0.1% at 7,294.13 despite worries about further lockdowns in Europe, particularly Germany, and the continuing pricing pressures which are...

For most people, the attraction of investing in real estate investments trusts, or REITs for short, is that they offer a stable and consistent stream of income.They are also a good way of getting exposure to real assets which in theory should behave differently to stocks and bonds, and provide some diversity in a portfolio.The permanent capital structure and closed-end nature of investment...