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Investors ditch UK property after Standard Life gates fund

Shares in UK property companies sell of sharply the morning after Standard Life Investments revealed it had suspended trading in a £2.9bn fund

Investors ditch UK property after Standard Life gates fund
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Shares in UK property companies sold off sharply Tuesday morning as investors responded to the suspension of trading in a UK commercial real estate fund run by Standard Life Investments on July 4.

Land Securities and British Land, two of the largest real estate investment trusts, were both down by more than 3.5% in morning trade.

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