A year into the commercial property downturn, investors and developers are asking the same question: is the worst over? The answer, unfortunately for them, is almost certainly not. The market value of listed British property companies has almost halved over 12 months but analysts and property professionals warn there could be at least another year [...]

Tens of thousands of pounds of landlords and tenants cash could be at risk as the uncertainty over the property market threatens the future of some estate agencies, a major estate agent has warned. Romans estate agents, with offices across Reading, warned landlords and tenants to ensure the firm they work with is reputable, and [...]

This month’s Roundtable experts are: James Ferguson, economist and stockbroker with Pali International; Ed Mead, director at Douglas & Gordon Estate Agents; Henry Pryor, CEO of PrimeMove.com; Seema Shah, property economist at Capital Economics; and John Wriglesworth, managing director of Wriglesworth Consultancy. Merryn Somerset Webb: So John, last year you said there was more chance [...]

As workplace stress and redundancy fears push employees to breaking point, Lydia Stockdale reports on how mental health problems are being tackled in the downturn You wake up crying at 4 am, but don’t know why. Anxiety stops you getting back to sleep, so you exhaustedly get up for work, although you barely feel motivated [...]

Consumer affairs champion’s attack of residential market highlights government failings The government Came under renewed pressure this week to regulate estate agency and improve home information packs, following publication of the Carsberg Review of Residential Property. Doug Morrison, Property Week – 20 June 2008 In the culmination of a year of industry consultation, Sir Bryan [...]