19 October 07
In the fifth of our major series to help readers learn from previous cycles of the property industry, Sunday Times business editor John Waples and Lee Mallett recall the 1990s crash that followed a highly leveraged development frenzy and the banks that stuck the boot in
9 December 05
Next time you walk into a pub, preferably not one in Mayfair, ask a fellow drinker at the bar if he has heard of a REIT. You will probably be greeted by a blank stare.
4 November 05
It would be hard to find a chief executive in Britain that is not taking a close look at his group’s pension and the size of its deficit.
7 October 05
It’s been like watching a badly played game of skittles as retail companies fall, one by one, into administration.
9 September 05
There was an interesting article in the Financial Times on Monday suggesting that the Italian government is looking to sell around £10bn of property over the next few years.
5 August 05
NM Rothschild, the investment bank handling the auction of Wyevale, the £317m-quoted garden centre chain, has set up a data room to allow potential buyers access to detailed financial information.
8 July 05
Little has been said about Andrew Macfarlane’s departure from Land Securities and, given the role he played in the group’s ‘quiet revolution’, it is a surprising omission.
10 June 05
If guests at Donald Gordon's retirement bash at London's Claridge’s hotel on Tuesday evening were looking to find out who would succeed him as chairman of Liberty International, the veteran developer was not providing any clues.
20 May 05
The latest research from De Montfort University shows that lending on commercial property soared by £44.6bn last year to £172bn. John Waples asks if it is sustainable
13 May 05
The property industry is still smarting from the government’s U-turn on gambling deregulation. But one property man could be laughing all the way to the bank
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