Investing in UK property has long been seen not only as a rite of passage, but as a signifier and determinant of success for potential investors from around the world. UK property has attracted global interest for decades because it has offered income, an easy way to grow your wealth, and stability.

During the past couple of decades, the market has been strong. As a result, even inexperienced or armchair investors and developers have been able to achieve double digit returns, often with relatively little technical knowledge, for example through simple refurbs, and creative financing.

The goal of preserving, and sustainably growing wealth has been seen by many as not exciting enough to attract their attention. Or it may have been seen as a strategy for later - relevant only to investors once they have made their money, and are super rich. It’s true to say that many of those who have openly prioritized wealth preservation over this period have already made a lot of money - think of the strategies typically recommended by private banks such as Rothschild and Coutts, and the fact that almost every Rich List name stores a large part of their wealth in property, to preserve it safely.

So what do you need to know right now about wealth preservation in an undeniably uncertain market?

1. It’s not boring
The tide is turning. Slow, genuinely passive investment strategies focused on the preservation and sustainable growth
of wealth are becoming increasingly attractive, in an uncertain market, to investors of all scales.

Single digit returns, underpinned by low leverage and no development risk, are a compelling offering for long term value investors such as Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger; and increasingly for investors in the UK residential property market, at all scales of investment.