Different commercial assets need different investment cases
Different commercial assets require different investment cases. An office, shop and development-stage unit should not be evaluated through a single simplified return figure.
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Different commercial assets require different investment cases. An office, shop and development-stage unit should not be evaluated through a single simplified return figure.
Start with use
Identify the occupier and the physical conditions needed for that activity. Separate existing income from a projection and completed premises from a future product.
Compare obligations
Review recurring costs, works, timing, finance where relevant and potential exit constraints. Use scenarios that make the differences visible. A preference for commercial property becomes useful only when it is translated into a particular asset and a reasoned operating case.