Property Investments

5th AvenueProperty Investments Division boasts a team of qualified and experienced members.

The division provides clients with professional and sound advice relating to specific transactions from an investment perspective. It was established in 2009, prompted in part by the prevailing financial situation and its impact on property investments along with a gap in the market for professional service in the area of investment broking.

Customer requirements are central, and a solution driven approach is taken to sourcing opportunities across the full spectrum of property investment.

The services offered by 5th Avenue Property's Investment Team include:

•         'Sale and leaseback' transactions,

•         Acquisitions

•         Disposals

•         Refinancing of existing properties and portfolios.

And our expertise spans the following areas of property investment:

•         Commercial, Industrial and Retail property.

Property investment is an investment tool used to benefit:

•         Income growth (through property rental)

•         Ultimate capital growth.

The two benefits are often related. Investors focus on the rental yield a property will provide. This yield should be sufficient to provide the investor with their specific rate of return. Each investor has individual requirements with regards to property return. Factors influencing individual parameters include:

•         Level of debt

•         Available equity finance

•         Those with existing portfolios focus on required returns for investment and desired return rates.

Factors which an Investor should consider when making a property acquisition:

•         Yield (rental lease income)

•         Tenant strength (ability to sustain rental payments)

•         Property quality

•         Location.

For some investors, location is not a concern. Rather, they focus on the tenant in place and the length of the lease. Other investors prefer multi-tenanted rentals, while others still select a single tenant. A significant difference exists between an investor that plans to occupy a property and one who acquires a property with the option to tenant the property