All articles by Liz Hamson
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Insight
Backroom boys come good
The biggest property industry survey shows that rating and building surveyors are prospering while transactional agents are faring less well.
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MarketsGuildford offices: A civic action
A legal challenge from a local property entrepreneur has thrown into doubt Guildford Borough Council's plans to redevelop the town's Civic Hall.
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MarketsPublic-private partnerships: One on One
As One NorthEast sets up a £140m limited partnership portfolio the RDA's chiefs talk to us about the future of development in the region
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MarketsRegeneration: A town on the mend
An ambitious building plan hopes to reverse the decline in Ashington and Newbiggin. But is it money well spent?
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Markets
Exposed: the secrets of millions of lease contracts
Under the Land Registration Act 2002 which comes into force in October, the details of all new leases of longer than seven years can be made available to the public.
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MarketsEuropean capital of culture: The Tyne it is a changing
Once it was an industrial wasteland. Now it is second favourite to be named European Capital of Culture. We report on the changing fortunes of Newcastle
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InsightThe Isis man cometh
Paul Herrington may not be a party animal, but his plans to take Isis Property into continental Europe make him anything but dull.
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Professional
No more secrets
Sensitive information on commercial property leases is to be made available to the public. We report on what it means for landlords and tenants
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InsightGermany hits rock bottom
Germany's economy is in the doldrums and it has hit the property industry hard.
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InsightMatch of the day
The BBC and Land Securities Trillium are negotiating hard over their outsourcing deal.
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Markets
The odd one out
France is the latest of the G8 countries to give real estate investment trusts (REITs) its blessing, leaving the UK isolated in the property investment world.
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MarketsEurohypo active
Eurohypo's plan to become a one-stop real estate banking solution is coming to the market just as German banking is suffering from a mountain of bad debt.
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Insight1954 Act: what use is it in 2003?
The 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act has served property for nearly half a century, but there are now claims that it is no longer relevant and reform could be around the corner.
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NewsRailtrack portfolio set to bring double-digit returns
Hammerson chief sets tough target after £63m acquisition of mixed bag of properties
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Insight
Anatomy of the property industry
If surveyors are the property industry's beating heart, property companies its brains and the fund managers its blood, in 2002 the body property showed symptoms of the malaise that has hit the wider economy. And don't expect a swift recovery in 2003.
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InsightUptown girls
Girls just wanna have fun – and where better to have it than New York? We joined nine women from the industry on a trip to the Big Apple, courtesy of engineering consultancy Cameron Taylor Bedford. The role of women in property was much discussed
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InsightRaymond Mould and Peter de Savary: All I want for Christmas …
Raymond Mould owns a Grand National winner. Peter de Savary has his eye on the America’s Cup. We find out what you could buy if you make it as big as them
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Insight
Shaking up and shipping out
Among the hot topics at this year's IPD/IPF conference was the paradox of the fund management sector: is it consolidating or fragmenting?
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InsightProfessionals under pressure
With their professional ethics called into question and the market for rent reviews waning, surveyors are finding their integrity and guaranteed fee income are starting to wobble.
