BGN Entrepreneur

Europe faces a commercial property debt time bomb with almost €1 trillion outstanding from the sector and a quarter of that potentially distressed.
New research indicated that the UK accounts for 34pc of the €970bn total, with Germany second with 24pc. The scale of commercial property debt in the UK, and the precarious nature of much [...]

When share prices halved between 2000 and 2003, commercial property values were virtually untouched. Some financial advisers and fund managers suggested property was a hedge against falling stock markets. Investors were told that it would provide a good income stream, steady groth and vital diversification in any investment portfolio. The promise of income attracted many [...]