About The Association of Real Estate Funds ("AREF", "The Association")

AREF was founded in the early 1970s and formalised in 1986. Membership of the Association is by the relevant Trust or Fund but representation may be from the Committee of Management, Sponsoring House or the responsible Surveyor.

Membership is open to unitised property funds.

The Aims of the Association

The Association's objective is to raise awareness of Real Estate Funds and demonstrate the advantages of these funds as effective property investment vehicles. Its aims are:

1. To act as a collective voice for the property collective investment scheme (PCIS) sector
2. To represent members' interests on legislative, regulatory and fiscal matters
3. To represent members' interests on the operation and management of property collective investment schemes
4. Promotion and marketing of the  sector
5. To carry out research
6. Provide education and training
7. To work  closely with bodies having similar aims in property investment
8. To identify good practice and encourage members to comply with the Code of Practice
9. To promote excellence and transparency in performance measurement and provide funding for indices and related publications
10. Provide a forum for interacting with investors in the PCIS sector and ensuring their views and interests are communicated to the board
11. To carry out a programme of events for members and affiliates to interact
12. For further information and details of membership procedures please see the "Join" page.
AREF believes that the information it provides is accurate as at the date of publication, but no warranty of accuracy is given and no liability in respect of any error or omission (including any third party liability) is accepted by the Association, it's Committee members or secretary. The information is subject to change without notice.