All articles by John Waples
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A history of modern property part 5 1989-1993 The 1990's crash
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
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City view: John Waples
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.
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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.
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It’s been like watching a badly played game of skittles as retail companies fall, one by one, into administration.
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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.
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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.
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City View: John Waples
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.
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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.
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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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Rupert Dickinson has barely put a foot wrong since he took over as chief executive of Grainger Trust, Britain’s biggest quoted residential property investor.
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You can’t help but have some sympathy for Multiplex, the Australian contractor and developer.
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The property team at Morgan Stanley’s Real Estate Fund (MSREF) has quietly been banking some big profits, both for its co-investment partners and the investment bank itself.
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Inner City: John Waples
New Year predictions are hard to make at the best of times. This year is no different, and it’s tempting to ask: ‘Is this as good as it gets?’
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InsightDo the reit thing, Mr Brown
The property industry is on tenterhooks as chancellor Gordon Brown is set to announce his decision on real estate investment trusts in the Budget.
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Inner City: John Waples
The enthusiasm to invest in the nursing home sector blows hot and cold, but right now it is running at fever pitch.
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Inner City: John Waples
Another week and another gaming company announces a tie-up with a property company at a retail or leisure centre.
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Inner City: John Waples
Did you know Kate Barker, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, was the only person stopping Guy Hands, the financier, launching an agreed £1.4bn takeover bid for Berkeley Group?
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Inner City: John Waples
Is Bruce Flatt, the young chief executive of Brascan Corporation, just a bad loser or has he got something up his sleeve?
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Inner City
There was a certain sense of inevitability when it emerged last weekend that the property funds owned by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were teaming up to mount a takeover of Canary Wharf Group
