Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and The Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance (Hawkamah) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Increase Public Awareness with regards to corporate governance and its implementation in the UAE.

ING Real Estate announced today that it has made changes in its Research & Strategy Team in the UK and Continental Europe.

Whilst jobs related to the construction industry are amongst the hardest hit by the credit crunch, architecture is suffering the most, with more architects now collecting benefits than any other profession.

As of this month, South African passport holders will require a visa to visit or transit the UK – a move which will affect up to 400,000 travellers each year, despite assurances that the new rules will not impact  trade between the two countries.

The crisis in the housebuilding industry could result in significant changes to the way new homes are financed, built and planned in Britain, according to a major new report by Knight Frank.

The people of Britain are in the driving seat when it comes to making our communities better places to live, according to independent research out today.

In one of the most candid sessions at the Wharton Global Alumni Forum ongoing at the Grand Hyatt Dubai, the GCC region's thought-leaders in media, education and culture underscored the need for "progressive education" to steer the Arab world's future.

Gulf-based businesses are preparing for the new economic order by leveraging on the new growth opportunities presented by the current global financial crisis.

Britons looking to retire abroad to traditional European destinations such as Spain and Portugal have been warned to think twice about their decision by the Government.

By comparing the cost of items such as cars and food, new research has found that the cost of living in Australia and New Zealand is up to a third lower than it is in the UK.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will promote London as the top choice to do business and beat the recession, during a visit to MIPIM, the world’s premier property conference in Cannes.

With the credit crunch continuing to bite, caravan parks and camping grounds have started to soar in popularity, as people look to holiday on a budget closer to home – and getting back to basics is more fun than you may think.

Popping down to the local for a pint is synonymous with life in many British villages – but this could prove harder and harder to do as the number of pubs dwindle and the British beer and pub industry declines, taking British community spirit with it.

Famous for penning some of the best loved thrillers and murder mysteries of all time, Agatha Christie’s own home is thankfully less of a crime scene and has just been opened up to the public for the first time.

Developer, Simon Wright Homes, has welcomed the news that the Reverend Andy Harding will be giving a Christian burial to the teenage girl whose 700 year old remains were found on its site, Spires in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, two years ago.

With the economic downturn still gripping Scotland tightly, there has never been a more competitive time for renting out or selling properties.

Ashford’s ability to continue to attract major investment, despite the deepening recession, is helping to keep the town’s ambitious growth plans firmly on track.

Carrick District Council has received its last assessment of performance by the Audit Commission in the form of its annual Direction of Travel statement.

Domestic Burglaries increased by four per cent compared to the previous year’s figures, according to Home Office crime statistics for July to September 2008.

Applying for a visa to emigrate to another country is like living on a knife edge as that one piece of paper could determine where you spend the rest of your life - now, instead of sending off the application and hoping for the best, the new Australian online visa system makes it possible to check the status of your application and visa entitlements at any time.

The UK’s leading provider of trade skills training, Apprenticeship Training Ltd (ATL) of Hedge End, Southampton has funded two apprentices to study craftsmen’s skills through the Prince’s Trust.

NHBC's latest house-building statistics reveal that the number of applications from builders to start new homes fell by almost two thirds year-on-year during the three-months from November to January.

CB Richard Ellis’ Cross-Border Industrial and Logistics team has been appointed by DHL Exel Supply Chain (DESC), Europe’s largest global supplier of logistics services, to exclusively support their expansion programme across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). 

Today unauthorized construction is considered to be a sore subject by the sheer majority of world’s real estate markets.

Enthusiasm for the most prestigious prize in UK property has reached new highs despite challenging conditions for many property professionals with a record number of projects being submitted for the RICS Awards 2009.