Analysis: Vacant possessions

Property: As banks and other investors confront the prospect of big defaults on debt sunk into commercial developments during the boom, the troubles in Dubai may be only the start

• LaSalle warns of dangers in property market
• Simon eyes General Growth’s mall portfolio

Rethink emerging markets after Dubai

Investors have had a rude awakening, especially about the quality of quasi-sovereign entities, as a result of events in Dubai

Minerva board overrides shareholders

Company reinstates its chairman in spite of his re-election to the board being voted down by investors led by hostile bidder

Max seeks more investments as supply rises

The property company managed by veteran investor Nick Leslau expects soon to make further investments as more properties are put on the market towards Christmas and in the new year

UK real estate defaults double to £30bn

The value of UK commercial real estate debt in default or in breach of key lending agreements more than doubled to about £30bn in the first six months of the year

Commercial property loans dry up

The decade-long lending boom to the commercial property industry has officially come to an end, with outstanding debt to the sector showing a decline for the first time since records began

UK property sector losses loom

Nearly £80bn of commercial real estate debt could go sour in the next few years, threatening a new wave of losses for banks that lent on worst quality properties

Google set to enter UK property market

Australian model for property portal could be launched in Britain in 2010 and draw substantial ad revenue