The Association of Real Estate Funds

purpose
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AREF aims to establish industry standards, promoting best practice in corporate governance and transparency. It brings key stakeholders together to improve the operational environment for participants, helping the industry adapt and evolve and protect investors’ interests.

The Code

Our unique Code of Practice & Quality Mark are widely recognised as the gold standard in corporate governance.

The Forum

We bring together stakeholders from the real estate investment spectrum to discuss & debate topical issues & to learn/network.

The Lobby

We act as the collective voice of the real estate funds industry, working with policy makers, tax, regulatory & other official bodies.

The Data

Using MSCI, we act as a repository of member funds data, much valued by investors, analysts and academics.

 

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Fund data

Our summary statistics are drawn from the AREF/IPD UK Quarterly Property Fund Index (QPFI) and are intended to be a useful quick reference.

 

 

Active Consultations

View all our active consultations.

 

 

Investors

Fund Investors

Our fund members and AREF have the end investor's best interests at heart.

Property Fund Vision

The property researchers' bible - view the most up to date version here.

Investor Committee

The AREF Investor Committee comprises various investors and advisors.

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Find out how you can become an AREF member

Our membership includes over sixty-five funds spanning the leading real estate fund management houses in the industry, through to smaller, specialist boutiques, with a collective net asset value of over £72bn. We have more than fifty Affiliate members, a number of Associate members and hundreds of Investor members.

Membership enquiry

If you are interested in becoming a member, contact us today.

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Events

Coming soon...

21 November 2024

Nature in Real Estate

Travers Smith, London Breakfast Seminar
26 November 2024

AREF Vision Event in Jersey

The Royal Yacht, St Helier Breakfast Seminar
21 January 2025

Vision 2025: The Evolution of Funds

Evelyn Partners, London Breakfast Seminar

 

21 Apr 2022

AREF Brochure

Read who we are and what we do in our AREF brochure.