Michael Murray: There are many ways of exposing oneself to property

Some treacherous, some smart, some blind and some downright stupid...

I have always followed the property market very closely Pic: Shutterstock

Property has never been far from my radar. As a householder. As a lender. As an investor. As a renter – some at overlapping and some at different times over the past 30 years.

Yet, apart from my home and less than 2 per cent of my personal investment portfolio, I have steered well clear of the sector - and even clearer of investing in banks which, for decades, have had more than ...