With a long-term view (20+ years), what are the pros and cons of investing heavily into a single buy-to-let property in a desirable UK city versus a globally diversified stock portfolio, specifically regarding risk, liquidity, and inflation hedging?
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Investing in a single UK buy-to-let offers tangible asset benefits, inflation protection, and potential capital growth over 20+ years, but comes with concentrated risk, low liquidity, and increasing regulatory burdens and costs like the new Council Tax premiums from April 2025. A globally diversified stock portfolio offers broad market exposure, higher liquidity, and risk diversification.
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Investing in a single UK buy-to-let offers tangible asset benefits, inflation protection, and potential capital growth over 20+ years, but comes with concentrat
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