The economic damage from the other property crash

The weakening housing market has diverted attention from the crash which has already occurred in the commercial property market. But the commercial property downturn could hit the wider economy by denting construction investment, reducing firms’ collateral and – most worryingly – prolonging the credit crunch.

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