Have we ever had it so bad?

Barnard, Lucy

Have we ever had it so bad? - 2008 - Estates Gazette (0837) 20 September 2008, 62-65(4) .

Article looks at comparisons between the current economic downturn and previous recessions by exploring coverage of previous periods of financial instability in the property press. Contributors suggest that while market conditions are tough and there are similarities with the recession of the 1990s, factors such as increasing securitisation of the market make this recession different from its predecessors. Points out some factors to support cautious optimism, including steady tenant demand for property.


United Kingdom--