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Scots push Basra as a land of opportunity

Iraq needs new infrastructure — and can pay for it

Rightmove could lose three quarters of agents

Survey finds three out of four Rightmove agents are considering cancelling subscriptions because of high fees

DTZ appoints former Barclays man as chief

Commercial property adviser has snapped up Barclays' former chief operating officer to lead it in difficult times

Tempus - subsidence slows

A slower rate of erosion of the value of people's principal asset is good if it means prices fall by less in total

Balfour Beatty gives up £2.25m after SFO probe

Serious Fraud Office orders construction group to forfeit £2.25m over inaccurate accounting at joint venture

Canary Wharf Group plans to expand

Property group is confident that it will secure JPMorgan as a tenant for a new phase of the Docklands financial district

Funding cut forces aAIM to adjust targets

The Bank of Scotland has cut off funding for a real estate investment fund, Symmetry, the bank's joint venture with aAIM Group

The race is on to revive GuestInvest

The founder of the buy-to-let hotel operator is trying to secure funding to buy the company back after its collapse

GuestInvest founder moves to buy back company

Boss of buy-to-let hotel operator poised to make bid after HBOS calls in administrators and seeks buyers

Taylor Wimpey seeks to reassure over £1.7 bn debts

Troubled housebuilder says talks will take longer after bondholders included in discussions over financial covenants

House prices fall at fastest pace in 17 years

Annual drop in Nationwide house prices hits a record 12.4 per cent with a 1.7 per cent drop last month alone

Government mortgage report delayed after crisis

Crosby report into mortgage market will be a fortnight later as more time required to discuss September events

Wembley contractors slammed over £20m case

A judge has issued a stinging rebuke to Multiplex and Cleveland Bridge for a costly dispute over the building of the stadium

Glitnir and Hypo strike rescue deals

Icelandic Government buys stake in Glitnir bank and Germany steps in to help Hypo Real Estate, hit by the credit crunch

Qatari wealth fund buys stake in Chelsfield

The London property group declined to say how much QIA had paid for the stake, although it is thought to be less than £80m