All articles by Liz Hamson – Page 7
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News
Ex-MEPC boss Tuckey takes top post with Fuller Peiser
New non-executive chairman James Tuckey explains to Property Week why he has accepted this latest appointment
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Markets
Mayor in the London eye over city developments
The election of Ken Livingstone as London's mayor had some developers in a lather. But the reality has not been as bad as feared yet. Property Week talks to Judith Mayhew, Livingstone's business adviser
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Professional
Better buy design
Marketing new developments involves careful consideration of the image you want to portray. Property marketing specialist, Wordsearch, gives the lowdown on two of its recent campaigns.
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Markets
The Dutch take courage in Belfast
With Dutch company MDC approved to develop Victoria Square in Belfast, managing director Nico Veldhuis talks to Property Week about the firm's progress to date and its future plans
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Professional
In deep water
As the UK counts the cost of some of the worst floods on record, developers are asking whether there is any point developing on flood plains if the government forces them to pay for flood defences. In this flood management special report we ask if this could lead to a ...
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Markets
Small wonder
Large hotel chains seem to be fading in investor popularity. Enter the boutique hotel, where smaller scale, fashionably central hotels are proving a hit. Is there room for both approaches? We report on the changing face of the hotel sector
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Insight
An old town made good
Tight office supply but good transport links interest in Amersham has meant increasing rents.
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Insight
Womack interview
Ian Womack claims he is not a boxing man. But the Norwich Union man's seizure of the top property title at Morley Fund Management, following NU's merger with CGU, can have left few in any doubt of his skills in the fund management ring.
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Insight
Corporate affairs
With real estate outsourcing becoming a reality for many companies, surveying firms are eager to join the game and take a slice of the action.
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News
Ken in secret pow-wow with 30 top developers
Mayor of London tells LandSecs, Hammerson and Grosvenor to bring large applications to him
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News
Institutional investors are accused of 'running scared'
Capital & Regional chief executive Martin Barber tells Liz Hamson why he is dismayed by 'herd-like' instinct
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Professional
Systematic surveyors
Many surveying companies are installing customer management systems to keep track of client information. Report on what may be labelled a fad, but could give the edge needed to succeed in the industry
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Professional
Reading the rights act
The enforcement of the Human Rights Act has met a mixed response in the property industry. Will planning applications be subject to even more delays? Will landlords lose the right to seize goods in lieu of rent arrears?
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Professional
Big Brother: watching you, watching me
Be careful what you say, you never know who might be listening. Several surveying firms admit to monitoring their employees’ web activities, but the forthcoming Human Rights Act may render anything more than that a violation of privacy. Liz Hamson reports on the latest proposed legislation governing cyber-snooping
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Markets
The Quay to success
Can South Quay become the new Canary Wharf? Liz Hamson reports on Docklands proposed Millennium Quarter an attempt to extend the prosperity across the dock, solving the area s office space problems
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Professional
Image processing
Clever and creative branding is invaluable, but as more surveying firms merge it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to settle on a memorable name, let alone a logo.
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Markets
Studying the form
The paucity of market information for the property industry is a problem for analysts trying to read the market.
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Markets
The sky’s the limit
Bigger, bolder and, some would say, wackier schemes have been unveiled throughout this year.
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Professional
Throwing out the rulebook
Opposition is mounting to the government’s Ombudsman Scheme on the grounds that it s ‘neither comprehensive nor fair’. But the RICS, despite having its own scheme, is backing the new one.
