Editorial

Hot property

Global focus

High stakes in Las Vegas

Developments

BUMPS, Beijing, China

Leaderboard

Mark Ashman, chief executive, Marks & Spencer Reliance

From the President

Power to the PM

RICS on Twitter

More than 2,000 property professionals are already following RICS on Twitter

Economic outlook

Can we afford to remain on state-funded life support?

Pole position

Has the tide turned on the Polish institutional property market?

Asia major

While economic recovery remains tenuous, China and India will lead worldwide growth

Shapes of things to come

The recovery in the UK capital will be a red letter day for those who move fast

Shock of the new

Technological advances have transformed the built environment. Now we need more skilled technicians

Opinion

After inauspicious beginnings, facilities management is now a well-respected sector

Self-assessment

Discussing HM Revenue and Customs’ new tax amnesty

Profile

Oscar J. Franck Terrazas MRICS, California

Many happy returns

Can innovative property and facilities management help developments through these difficult times?

The unlucky horseshoe

European outlook: The housing crash may have been relatively short-lived but the gloom has not gone from some markets

How are you being served?

The devil really is in the detail when it comes to administrative clauses in a contract

Beware the terminators

Non-lawyers might be astonished at the legal specifics of long-term leases in Germany

Driving learners

RICS aims to provide a one-stop shop globally for all training requirements

Security at a steal

Cost need not deter developers from protecting their sites

In next month’s issue

Coming up in RICS Business April 2010…