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The British Property Federation's Andrew Teacher looks at how a hung parliament would affect the property sector

Thames River expects a raft of real estate investment trusts to float this year as Europe's banks look to establish listed vehicles or dispose of properties to Reit managers.

Providers of Real estate investment trust (Reits) have welcomed changes made by Alistair Darling allowing them to pay dividends in stock instead of cash.

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) will be allowed to include stock dividends as part of their 90% income distribution requirements, Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed.

Conviction is growing that a recovery is underway and equities have pushed further into new territory for the year.

Recent reports of the dramatic turnaround in the commercial property market have raised the spectre of another bubble.

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