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...

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...

Despite having worked in finance since the mid-1980s, Geoff admits he didn't actually start thinking about investing for his future seriously until the mid-1990s.After returning to the UK following a secondment in Europe, he was surprised to receive a cheque from HMRC for the overpayment of income tax while he was abroad.'It was only £3,000, but I was 31 and at the time that was a decent...