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• Pricing is more important than timing in pension funds

• An ambitious regeneration scheme in Budapest has been abandoned

• Peter Vernon of Grosvenor on adjusting to changing conditions - -

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Overview: How will the continent fare?

Mainland Europe tends to track the UK, so expect falls, says Daniel Thomas

Analysis: Banks tighten the screw over lending

The banks have turned off the taps as far as funding is concerned, writes Daniel Thomas

Debt: Credit crisis throws up profitable opportunities

Groups are hoping to benefit from the current turmoil, reports Daniel Thomas

Peter Vernon: A strategy of aristocratic adaptation

Grosvenor’s chief tells Daniel Thomas how one of the UK’s largest portfolios responds to changing conditions

Case study: Liverpool One sneaks home ahead of the retail downturn

Grosvenor’s city centre shopping mall is doing well, says Daniel Thomas

Pension funds: Pricing is more important than timing

Value can be found if you are in for the long-term and get the right deal, says Sharlene Goff

Architecture: A depressing tale of what might have been

Edwin Heathcote is dismayed at the watered-down version of the most ambitious designs for the regeneration of Budapest

Property: Masterful inactivity can turn out the best option

It is impossible to call the exact bottom of the cycle and many investors are just happy to buy near the end of the downturn, says Daniel Thomas

Guest column: Buying opportunities for those with cash

Robert Hodges says bargains abound, but you have to have your own equity or a good relationship with your bank

Residential investment: Long-term UK outlook defies bearish sentiment

Short-term pain can still give way to long-term gain – if the timing is right, says Claer Barrett


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