The State Pension provides a steady basic income in retirement, but with one major drawback: it’s nowhere near enough. Even if you get the maximum amount, currently £12,547 a year, you’ll need a lot more on top to really enjoy yourself.
Many investors aim to build a second income stream from a Stocks and Shares ISA. The big attraction here is that all the dividend income and share price growth you generate is free of tax for life. You don’t need to even mention the ISA on your tax return.
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How much do I need in my ISA?
A target income of £19,999 a year is ambitious but not unrealistic, especially if you start investing early. It would make a massive difference to your retirement, especially since it’s tax-free. How large would your portfolio need to be to achieve that target income? The answer depends on the yield:
- With a 4% yield, an investor would need £499,975 invested.
- At 5%, the required total falls to £399,980.
- And at 6%, the figure drops to £333,317.
Those are substantial sums, but they can be generated from a portfolio of FTSE 100 income-focused shares. Some yield even more than 6%. So could this stock help?
I’ve decided to highlight a stock that’s often flies under investors’ radar – commercial property specialist Land Securities Group (LSE: LAND). Better known as Landsec, it owns offices, shopping centres and retail parks across the UK.
Are Landsec shares for you?
As a real estate investment trust (REIT), it’s obliged to distribute 90% of its rental profits to shareholders, helping support an attractive dividend.
Today, the shares have a trailing yield of 6.33%. Yet there’s no escaping it, recent stock performance has been underwhelming. The share price is broadly flat over the last year and down 12% over five years. As a result, the shares trade on a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.25, which strikes me as reasonable.
Commercial property has endured a difficult spell. The Covid-forced working from home trend threatened demand for office space, while a combination of online shopping and the cost-of-living crisis hit retail. Higher interest rates haven’t helped.
Landsec’s recent results (14 May) were encouraging though. Occupancy rates reached a 20-year high of 97.7%, and like-for-like net rental income rose 5.5%.
What could drive future returns?
The Iran conflict may drive borrowing costs higher, while squeezing property valuations. I suspect Landsec won’t really get moving until interest rates fall and the UK economy’s in a better place.
Today, it’s more attractive to consider as an income stock than a growth play. So I’d want to balance it with faster-growing stocks in my ISA. This is a share I’ll be keeping a close eye on. Once the economic backdrop improves, I’d expect Landsec to finally deliver some growth, on top of all that income.
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Harvey Jones does not hold any positions in the companies mentioned.
