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Dirty deeds: pitfalls for investors

The property market is an area particularly vulnerable to potential scams. In a cautionary tale, Estates Review warns the casual investors to beware that not all in the market place is as good as it seems

Cracking down on commercial waste

As recycling increases in households, the Government has turned its attentions on commercial and industrial waste and measures that need to be taken to reduce it. Estates Review takes a look at what this will entail

Time for reform in the mortgage market

Following the disastrous state of current property repossession, the British Property Federation (BPF) has released the Responsible Regulation guide to the market. We examine what the commercial market can learn from this

Spin is the name of the game

Twisting the facts seems to be very popular right now with wild claims that the credit market is loosening. Yet the reality is that cash is still being sat on to shore up banking balance sheets. Only a few banks, when push comes to shove, are lending because the investment criteria are so prohibitive
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Transport improvements on track

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has published a 
document which shows that residents and commuters 
will benefit from the major London 2012 transport projects as early as 2010 The plans are outlined in “pace”, the second in a series of progress reports on 2012 transport planning, whi...

Government and Mandelson are accused of being 'detached from reality' over tax

Following on from our report about the Government stealth tax tempers have only flared. The BPF are leading a campaign to reintroduce empty property rate relief and we discover what those who are most affected have to say… The British Property Federation (BPF), is leading the lobbying campaign against the stealth tax, saying empty rates were...

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...

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Simon Roberts, South Buckinghamshire's experienced arm of the property market brings together the market activities over the last year and how these endeavours will shape the future of the property industry in 2009 2008 saw residential property values tumbling and the usual volumes of “discretionary movers” exercise that ...
The Final Word

From the office as city, to the city as an office

The twentieth century was an era of great personal and private mobility for the inhabitants of the UK. Soon we could be leaving behind our concept the office as well...