Healthcare REITs also enjoy boosts
Shares in the online estate agency rose by 5%
Two of the largest REITs in the FTSE 100 were among the index’s biggest fallers
The student housing provider was the top-performing REIT on the London Stock Exchange today
It ended the day second only to security services company G4S
The REIT was the biggest loser in the FTSE 250 today
But it was not the biggest loser in the property sector on the stock exchange
Hammerson and Shaftesbury were among the biggest REIT fallers on the FTSE 250 today
Barratt Developments registered the biggest rise in the FTSE 100 today
Whitbread was one of the biggest winners in the FTSE 100, rising 4.26% to 2,349p
Other end of scale sees Taylor Wimpey drop 2.88%
REITs witness drops across the board