http://www.ft.com/companies/columnists/propertycolumnhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/jimpickardFT.com - Columnists, Jim Pickarden© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:27:43 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:15:32 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/columnists/propertycolumn(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4fb91e3c-c27c-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4fb91e3c-c27c-11de-be3a-00144feab49a.htmlThe home to London's tailoring profession, Savile Row is cutting a dash as a centre of a fledgling property industry amid the recessionMon, 26 Oct 2009 23:27:43 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9ff9e06-b750-11de-9812-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9ff9e06-b750-11de-9812-00144feab49a.htmlA 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 firstMon, 12 Oct 2009 18:13:23 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3c1ed0c-a18e-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e3c1ed0c-a18e-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.htmlManagement 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 valueTue, 15 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/61ce7600-965b-11de-84d1-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61ce7600-965b-11de-84d1-00144feabdc0.htmlKickstarting 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 recoveryMon, 31 Aug 2009 23:39:40 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/905c2e7e-6fe4-11de-b835-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/905c2e7e-6fe4-11de-b835-00144feabdc0.htmlCalling 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 skiesMon, 13 Jul 2009 20:57:05 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a4d858a-5f46-11de-93d1-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a4d858a-5f46-11de-93d1-00144feabdc0.htmlStephen 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 debtMon, 22 Jun 2009 17:18:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/dde739ee-5474-11de-a58d-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcomment%2Fcolumnists%2Fjimpickardhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dde739ee-5474-11de-a58d-00144feabdc0.htmlThese are uncertain times for the listed sector and shareholders want strong leadership from managersMon, 8 Jun 2009 23:38:48 +0100