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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. - -
Market should brace itself for more pain
Buyers are gradually returning, but the market has to be prepared for a period of further pain before a recovery becomes a reality outside certain niche markets
Property: Office market spearheads recovery after dotcom bust
Demand is strong despite pockets of oversupply, writes Daniel Thomas
Chance to iron out differences with cross-border Reits
Just as the dust has begun to settle around UK real estate investment trust legislation there come plans for a European version
Shrewd investors face a taxing question on debt
At what price would you buy debt secured on good commercial property in a bad commercial market?
All eyes are on the tape-measure brigade
Valuers are now being asked to mark to market more accurately and far more quickly, says Daniel Thomas
Extra tax burden could have development implications
There is much talk following property’s annual festival in the south of France about the government looking to take a kick at an industry already feeling pretty down
Doubt is the only certainty in UK's complex market
The UK property investment market had been straightforward for so long it was difficult not to make a profit. But with the correction in values, that luxury has gone and only the brave predict what might happen next
Ominous signs for students of history
There are parallels between the commercial property slump of the early nineties and the current depressing trends, writes Jim Pickard
Jon Hunt tops list of winners in property stakes
With the industry knee-deep in its worst downturn since the early 1990s, it seems a good time to remind readers of those brighter investors who got out just in time
