Gold bars pay no dividends. You can't use them as money. Gold is now lower today, than its high in the 1980s, and will continue to drop.
The London real estate market has already had a correction and THAT was a SOFT LANDING!
The vast majority of people buy a house or an apartment to LIVE in; as they should. Thinking that one's home is an "investment" is NOT the way to look at it.
Real estate is cyclical; it always has been.
I am confident you will eat your words re: gold. Don't worry, I'll ping you to say "I told you so" when the time comes--GGG