Attractive yields may have tempted some into making unworthy investments, some experts have claimed.
People investing in commercial property funds now may have mistimed their actions, according to some experts.
The weakness of the sterling has encouraged
property investment professionals from overseas to put their money into commercial real estate in the UK, leading to a short boom in the sector, the Daily Mail reports.
However, Tim Cockerill of wealth manager Ashcourt was reported as saying that some investors may have been seduced by attractive yields, but fund prices have been close to their peak for some time.
"When choosing a bricks-and-mortar property fund, it is important to make sure that the fund is holding plenty of cash and/or shares to pay back investors if we see another big sell-off in the future," Justin Modray of candidmoney.com told the paper.
It follows news that the Carbon Trust is to raise a £350 million commercial property development fund designed to retrofit buildings to low-carbon standards.