Fall in real estate investment in Europe - The most recent annual study by real estate services experts, Jones Lang LaSalle has noted that hotel real estate investment sector in Europe fell sharply by -20% in the number of transactions in 2007 to the value of €17.4. This fall is largely due to a 50% reduction in business in the United Kingdom, following an exceptional year in 2006. The total value of hotel portfolio sales fell to €4.2bn in the United Kingdom, while the cumulative number...