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Daniel Thomas is the Financial Times property correspondent and writes about commercial and residential property in the UK and globally. He writes a column every second Monday about the property market, as well as regular supplements on the sector.
Daniel was previously personal finance reporter for the FT and, before that, assistant editor of Property Week. - -
Stability brings plenty of scope for rewards
By now, the market knows property companies will report a rise in valuations. What it does not know is how they plan to take advantage of this new-found stability to buy into the recovery
Savile Row cuts a dash in real estate
The home to London’s tailoring profession, Savile Row is cutting a dash as a centre of a fledgling property industry amid the recession
Decent underpinning helps companies bounce back
A popular, if macabre, game last year was to pick the property companies most likely to fail owing to the sector slump, with much debate about debt covenants against asset values, and a cynical eye on whose banks would crack first
Growth of NAVs by Christmas seems unstoppable
Management teams were in fine mood at the annual listed European real estate conference, although in truth few in the UK could claim much credit for having seen shares in the sector almost double in value
Hang on to your hats for return to securitisation ride
Kickstarting the property-backed securitised debt market will be a focus for many bankers coming back from their holidays even though the risky loans made during the securitisation boom will remain a threat to any sustained recovery
The mad and brave start thinking about future skies
Calling the development cycle is the hardest of property strategies. First come the refurbishments to existing blocks, then the building of existing consented schemes. Only then comes the next wave of grand skyline changing towers. We are entering the first of these phases, but already the mad and the brave are thinking about the future skies
Softer landing means a delay to vulture funds’ feast
Stephen Hester, chief executive of RBS, has given the clearest indication yet there could be a softer landing than feared for a property industry facing up to the reality of its £225bn of outstanding debt
Public listings come with health warnings
These are uncertain times for the listed sector and shareholders want strong leadership from managers
