Are repossessions the future?

With home repossessions at an all time high, David Aitken, managing director of Executive Financial Solutions questions whether the situation is reflected in the commercial arena

No empty threats

A new government policy to utilise currently empty buildings relies on changes in rates rules. Lee Ranson, Practice Group Head, Real Estate, Eversheds speaks to Estates review about empty rates and what the new rules mean

Wayne Hemingway on eco-towns: ready to rumble

The shortlist for England’s 10 eco-towns is out. With the winners due to be announced by the end of the year we brought eco-town supporter Wayne Hemingway and eco-town protester Myles Pollock together

Fair value no defence for falling UK property market

The downturn in UK commercial property still has further to run despite prices being at or close to so-called fair value and cheap compared with other European markets Having overshot on the upside, British commercial real estate prices are likely to overshoot on the downside."We're head...

Credit crunch hits home for millions of Britons

Millions of British homeowners face sharply higher mortgage costs with big banks and regional building societies raising rates and tightening lending criteria as a global financial crisis feeds through to consumers Some of Britain's leading lenders, including HBOS, Nationwide and Lloyds TSB, increased interest rates on their main pro...

Alive with possibilty

Healthy economic growth and a progressive legal framework invite overseas investment, says Yunus Hoosen, Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa South Africa is in the midst of one of the longest expansions in its history – since 1994, and particularly since ...