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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 15 May 2008 23:50 BSTFri, 16 May 2008 07:21:01 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/property(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ef330b4-22a1-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3ef330b4-22a1-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlFor 18 years since the death of Kwok Tak-seng, his three sons have stood united at the head of the real estate empire he helped foundThu, 15 May 2008 23:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f654bfc4-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f654bfc4-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlA family power struggle for control of one of Hong Kong's biggest quoted property developers boiled over in public as the chairman won a last minute court injunction to stop what he claimed was a boardroom coup led by his two younger brothersThu, 15 May 2008 23:46 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b424856-22a8-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b424856-22a8-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlBlackstone, which made big profits last year by flipping commercial properties at the height of the market, is considering buying back into some of those assets at distressed prices as part of an effort to cash in on the credit crisisThu, 15 May 2008 23:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e33b80c6-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e33b80c6-22a7-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlBlackstone outlined a strategy to profit from the turmoil in the debt markets as it reported a $66.5m first-quarter loss that reflected a writedown on its investment in Deutsche Telekom and the dramatic decline in private equity activityThu, 15 May 2008 22:35 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9149420-21df-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d9149420-21df-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlLand Securities, the UK's largest property company, is pressing on with a demerger after securing initial ratings on the strength of its separate business unitsWed, 14 May 2008 19:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd661f5c-220e-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cd661f5c-220e-11dd-a50a-000077b07658.htmlThe OFT is launching an inquiry into the unregulated market for homes that are sold at a discount and then leased back to former owners amid concerns over consumer protectionThu, 15 May 2008 04:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c2076b4-211d-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c2076b4-211d-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlConstruction group's housebuilding arm struggles as consumers rein in spending Tue, 13 May 2008 19:58 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48e8779c-2106-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48e8779c-2106-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlToll Brothers, the leading US luxury homebuilder, reported a sharp fall in revenue in its second quarter amid a weak spring that saw buyers pulling out of purchasing top-priced homesTue, 13 May 2008 17:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42521660-2104-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/42521660-2104-11dd-a0e6-000077b07658.htmlDevelopment sinks to lowest level in five years owing to crisis in financing building work and doubts over outlook for occupier marketTue, 13 May 2008 16:58 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c22822e-203f-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c22822e-203f-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlThe London-listed Russian residential developer has seen a 40 per cent increase in its portfolio's market value to $12.3bn since flotation last yearMon, 12 May 2008 23:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f713e4e-2051-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f713e4e-2051-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlSir John Ritblat, one of the grandees of the UK property sector, has changed his view and has warned that the property investment market would not see any recovery until next year at the earliestMon, 12 May 2008 20:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/061cddb4-2038-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/061cddb4-2038-11dd-80b4-000077b07658.html Zabeel Investments, an equity investor with ties to Dubai's ruling family, is making forays into the US property market with an eye on the opportunities available there Mon, 12 May 2008 17:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4879f040-1f78-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4879f040-1f78-11dd-9216-000077b07658.htmlA fund is to be launched that will look to exploit the downturn in the housing market by buying cheap homes and residential developments in LondonSun, 11 May 2008 17:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98b16d5e-1e1f-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98b16d5e-1e1f-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlSales of million-pound residential properties increased by more than a third in 2007 in spite of the general downturn in the property market Sat, 10 May 2008 04:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6479fce8-1e2b-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6479fce8-1e2b-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlNew data yesterday showed a weakening UK housing market that fewer people can afford as house prices fell last month and orders for mortgage repossessions rose to...Sat, 10 May 2008 03:00 BST