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Richard Kirby
Director, Property Funds
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Richard Kirby
Richard Kirby
Director, Property Funds

Richard Kirby, MRICS, joined Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate Partners (formerly BMO Real Estate Partners) in 1990. He has been a fund manager since 1995 and has experience of managing commercial property portfolios across all sectors for open-ended, closed-ended and life fund clients. Richard has been lead manager of the F&C Commercial Property Trust since launch in 2005 where his responsibilities include advising on and implementing property portfolio strategy, sales, acquisitions, asset enhancement and management. He is a director and sits on both the Executive Committee and Investment Committee of CT REP. He is a Chartered Surveyor and a member of the Investment Property Forum, the British Council of Offices and Revo.

The trust is a vehicle for investors who wish to gain exposure to prime UK commercial property. It is a constituent of the FTSE Index and aims to provide shareholders with an attractive level of income together with the potential for capital and income growth from investing in a diversified UK commercial property portfolio. Dividends are paid on a monthly basis. The trust elected into the UK REIT regime from 3 June 2019.
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Balanced Commercial Property Trust Online Event – June 2021

Balanced Commercial Property Trust hosted an online event at 13:00 on 3 June 2021. The Company’s Fund Manager, Richard Kirby provided an update on the Trust’s performance, portfolio highlights and the outlook going forwards. You can view a replay of the online event and the investor presentation here.

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