Latest Property News

• Building industry shows first signs of life after two years in doldrums
  

  Published 07th Apr 2010

  The threat of a double-dip recession has receded slightly, with new figures suggesting that the economy grew in the first three months of the year

• £35bn public property sale
  

  Published 01st Apr 2010

  As Property Week revealed (19.03.10), the government plans a much bigger sale than the £20bn it outlined in April 2009’s Budget to help reduce the £167bn national debt

• FSA "short-sighted" over commercial property lending problems, says Hatfield Philips
  

  Published 31st Mar 2010

  Problems facing commercial property lending have been “underestimated” by the Financial Services Authority, Hatfield Philips has said

• House prices bounce back after February dip
  

  Published 30th Mar 2010

  House prices bounced back during March after falling for the first time in 10 months in February, figures showed today

• Dubai considers new property valuation rules
  

  Published 29th Mar 2010

  Dubai's real estate watchdog is looking to bring in new legislation to regulate how house valuations are conducted, following the slump in prices which saw well over $100bn wiped off the emirate's property market assets

• European banks face €156bn property debt shortfall
  

  Published 29th Mar 2010

  European banks may face a €156bn shortfall in funds needed to refinance commercial real-estate debt in the next two years, DTZ Holdings Plc estimates

• Landlords see rent rises as stock levels reduce
  

  Published 29th Mar 2010

  Landlords are seeing rising rents and falling stock levels again, according to property website FindaProperty.com