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Debt-bound banks: better to give than to receive
Property Week was among the loudest voices speaking out against soaring bank lending to real estate in the mid-2000s.
Crisis on cards for landlords as Clinton caves
“Clinton Cards was renowned in the 1980s and the late 1990s for making the market. You could rely on Clinton to break the record rent and attempt to obliterate the opposition in towns where there was surplus supply.
Women are integral to UK property's future success
Why create a Women’s Power List? First, to compare with our Property’s Top 100 Women that we published in 2006.
Prepack predictions for LSH are premature
Lambert Smith Hampton was the name on everyone’s lips this week when the question: “Which agency will be next to attempt a prepack administration?” was raised.
Leader: “There has been bitchiness about Irvine Sellar’s Shard in London”
With Property Week readers following news from MIPIM on iPhone, iPad and laptops over the next week, today we revert to a magazine, rather than newspaper style, for our first international special of 2012.
Red Book overhaul is long overdue
Valuers have had a tough downturn, berated by banks and fund managers disillusioned with the advice they received and the shadow of litigation still looming large.
Safe haven Britain is shelter from global storm
“There is no point being the richest man in a poor street” was the view of one top developer when confronted by the deepening economic gloom this week.
Tech boom lights up flat first quarter for property
Quarter one 2012 is over. How has UK property fared?
Colliers prepack ensures mid-table security
First DTZ, now Colliers International. One by one agency’s quoted names are collapsing into insolvency — the victims of debts incurred during ill-advised expansion in the boom (finance).
Home and away: British buzz and MIPIM murmurs
Chilly Cannes played host to 19,000 property people this week. The UK contingent was marginally up, but public sector attendance was markedly down on previous years.
Mayor must up his game after shambolic debate
“Unprofessional, poorly managed, poorly constructed and rude” is how one industry grandee described mayor of London Boris Johnson’s performance at LandAid’s London versus New York “Battle of the Giants” debate.
It’s a grind ahead in 2012, but no calamity
“We predict increased investment volumes of £35bn, but reduced returns of 7%-9%,” was how we kicked off 2011 in this column last year.
“Mortgage REITs” can come to the rescue
Monday’s Association of Property Bankers conference, held in association with Property Week, was among the most sombre events of this year.
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Australians should leave DTZ to rebuild alone
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New Crown chief prepares for battle over the border
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DTZ’s descent after it turned its back on deals
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Lessons from punk era shed light on Greek crisis
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Westfield shows development is force for good
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Property cannot rehabilitate rioting hordes
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It’s the end of localism as we know it
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Two men who formed an Olympic-sized vision
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Make or break for retail property’s middle men
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Recession lessons from a former ‘junk bond king’
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Internet can be saviour of retail property
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BCSC reveals retail’s uphill progress
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Property Finance 2012: a guide for troubled times
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Property slavery brings shame on sector
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Treasury knights can save property unit’s crusade
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Portas: admit some high streets need to shrink
