History and Market Background

The smaller investor has traditionally found it difficult to directly invest in the asset class of prime commercial property, either because his funds were insufficient to acquire the asset, or, if sufficient, might expose him entirely to one property.

In 1990 in response to the unprecedented buying opportunities then available in the weakest property investment market of the Post-War period, Ratcliffes began to explore the possibilities of property investment purchase through tax-transparent syndication.

Performance

Since 1990 some 225 properties have been purchased within Ratcliffes’ syndicated investment structures.  Our audited returns from our first syndicate resale in September 1991 to April 2009, confirm that 142 properties in 114 syndicates have been sold, with all Syndicates returning profits to date.  Over an average ownership period of 3.5 years our Investors have received an averaged return on their invested capital of just under 89% and an averaged annual compound return in excess of 26%.

92 properties held in 68 syndicates were acquired in geared syndicates, where mortgage finance enhanced the performance.  With an average ownership period of 3.69 years, returns of just over 104% on capital employed, and an averaged annual compound return of almost 30.5%.

For more information please consult our Syndicate Structures page.