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What we do

DTZ Investment Management Limited (DTZ IM) is an award-winning, research-driven investment house, which has provided specialist real estate fund management services to clients for more than 40 years.

A wholly owned subsidiary of DTZ Holdings plc, DTZ IM is a FSA-regulated subsidiary, headquartered in London.

We manage around £3.4 billion ($5.3 billion) of real estate for a combination of pension funds, charities and opportunity fund investors. The 75-strong team has a passion for exceeding clients' expectations in real estate investment management.

The core services we provide for our clients are:

  • Investment strategy
  • Fund creation and management
  • Discretionary and advisory portfolio management

Our clients invest in direct and indirect real estate taking both equity and debt positions. Our strategies help them identify the most appropriate exposure to take, to generate the best risk-adjusted returns.

Why choose DTZ?

  • DTZ IM has the best performance track record of any UK investment management house (as independently verified by the benchmarking service IPD). Since 2000, DTZ IM-managed funds have won 11 performance awards from IPD, including the best performing fund on a 10 year risk adjusted basis in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
  • DTZ IM funds have delivered ungeared returns that are 210 bps per annum superior to the IPD Universe over the last 10 years.
  • Although investment specialists, our teams focus on the importance of the occupier in generating superior investment returns. To this end, we rely heavily on our extensive network of in-house property and asset managers who manage our occupier relations.
  • DTZ IM Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Find out more

Please click here to view DTZ Investment Management’s Pillar 3 Disclosure.

Institutional Shareholder Activity

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has set out a stewardship code that directs good practice for institutional investors. These principles of good investment form the Stewardship Code (the "Code"). DTZ IM supports the principles of the Code. Our approach is captured in our Institutional Shareholder Activity policy. Click here for a synopsis of what we do.