Becoming a Fund Member

Which funds can join?

Our Fund Members are all sizes, large to small; open-ended and closed-ended; balanced to sector specific; core, to value-add, through to opportunistic.

Fund Members can:

• Be any legal structure
• Be domiciled in any well-regulated jurisdiction
• Invest in any form of real estate (e.g. direct, indirect, equities, debt, derivatives)
• Invest in any real estate sector (all commercial, residential, agricultural, healthcare, etc)
• Invest in any geographic market

What are the benefits?

AREF is widely recognised by policy makers, regulators and industry bodies as the leading voice of the real estate funds industry. Furthermore, members commit to comply with our principles-based Code of Practice, seen as the gold standard in transparency and corporate governance and receive the AREF Quality Mark.  Member funds may use the AREF logo, the Quality Mark and refer to the Code in their client reports and marketing materials, giving their fund investors reassurance the fund is operating to the high standards they expect.

Through our Committees and Working Groups, manager representatives can participate in the lobbying and consultation work that we undertake, to optimise the operational environment for fund managers and help the industry adapt and evolve, ultimately benefitting their fund investors too.

Highly important for most, member funds are entitled to participate in the quarterly produced, AREF/IPD UK Property Fund Index and AREF/IPD Property Fund Vision publication.

Each fund also has its own page on this site (see our Member Directory), where high level information about the fund can be maintained and a link to the fund, or manager’s web-site is included.

While Fund Membership is at a per fund level, as well as the fund manager, all employees working in relation to the fund (including product, tax and business development for example) can enjoy full membership benefits. 

Lastly, all member representatives receive our newsletter, invitations to seminars and social events, all free to members, and access to other, member only, areas of this web-site.

Fund Membership fees

NAV<= £250m is £10,100 per annum (+ VAT)
NAV> £250m and <= £1 bn is £11,900 per annum (+VAT)
NAV> £1 bn is £14,900 per annum (+VAT)

Renewals are due 1st November each year.

Fees are pro-rated according to joining date. 

How to apply

If you are interested in joining AREF, please complete our 'Enquiry Form' and someone from the AREF Team will contact you.

The application process

• Fund meets with member of the AREF team
• Fund submits Full Member Application Form (this form will be emailed to you once you have spoken to one of our team).
• Fund completes Self-Certification Process to confirm complaince with the AREF Code of Practice.  
• Membership request submitted to AREF Board for approval.
   

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