All articles by Kristina Smith – Page 4

  • News

    Shurgard hires Heron man for storage drive

    25 August 2000

    Tony Leyland recruited by US company to lead push for more self-storage outlets in UK

  • Professional

    Expert ad-vice

    4 August 2000

    Firms can spend millions on the design and layout of schemes, so why don’t they work harder at the design and layout of their ads? In the second article in our series on marketing, Kristina Smith asks three experts for solutions to some common vices

  • Professional

    Sweet resignation

    28 July 2000

    Leaving any job can be tricky. You want to leave because you are unsatisfied, but then again you want to remain in your employers' good books because you might work with them in the future. Kristina Smith talks to those in the know for advice on how best to quit

  • Markets

    Unwritten rules

    14 July 2000

    With the government set to give electronic contracts the same standing as written ones, many things could soon change in the property world.

  • Insight

    London calling

    7 July 2000

    These are the people advising Ken Livingstone on issues in London that will affect the property industry. Kristina Smith and Christine Eade look at how the Greater London Authority fits together

  • Insight

    Fee earners 2000

    30 June 2000

    Property Week s third annual listing of surveying firms by number of UK fee earners provides a fascinating snapshot of the industry. The picture is a familiar one, with the big firms getting bigger, and the numbers dropping sharply further down the table, but look closer and some interesting trends ...

  • Professional

    Return to the middle ages

    9 June 2000

    An ageing population, the lack of graduate recruitment in the early 1990s and the need to secure election votes are helping to concentrate everyone’s minds on older workers.

  • Markets

    Niche market

    2 June 2000

    News and deals from around the region.

  • Markets

    At home in a home county

    2 June 2000

    Why do developers want to work in Surrey?

  • Markets

    Car wars

    2 June 2000

    Surrey County Council has made tough recommendations on car use, but local boroughs are free to make their own policies, leading to a plethora of disparate planning policies.

  • Markets

    The dinosaurs awake

    26 May 2000

    As institutional investors come under scrutiny from a detailed government review, Property Week's special report examines their performance in the property sector.