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Land held for the long term

Property is the asset class that most rewards patient ownership and most punishes leverage taken for its own sake. A trusteeship is built for the first and structurally sceptical of the second.

What it covers

Holding property inside a trust structure

The mechanics differ materially from holding securities, and most of the work is administrative.

Title and registration

Ownership registered correctly in the relevant land register, with the trust relationship documented so that title survives a change of trustee.

Tenancy and income

Lease administration, rent collection and arrears policy — recorded so that income is auditable years later.

Capital expenditure

A maintenance and renewal reserve funded deliberately, because deferred capex is a liability that does not appear on a valuation.

Cross-border ownership

Local counsel engaged where the property sits, since acquisition rules, transfer taxes and ownership restrictions are strictly local.

Approach

How it is actually done

Underwrite the net, not the gross

Vacancy, management, maintenance and transaction costs are modelled before a yield is called a yield. Our rental yield calculator shows the arithmetic.

Treat leverage as an obligation

Debt service is a fixed claim on a variable income. It is sized against a stressed rent, not a current one.

Document the reserve

A building consumes capital on a schedule. That schedule is funded in advance and minuted.

Plan the exit at entry

Transfer taxes, notarial costs and holding-period rules are known before acquisition, not discovered at sale.

LocalCounsel per jurisdiction
NetBasis of underwriting
LongIntended horizon

Scope note. Navicella Investment Trust is a Liechtenstein trusteeship. The capability described on this page is exercised only within the terms of an individual mandate deed. Nothing here is an offer, a solicitation, or investment, legal or tax advice, and no advisory relationship arises from reading this page.

Every capability is bounded by a deed.

The useful first conversation is about what the structure must achieve.

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