Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction: Volume 28 Issue 1

Risk transfer in project finance loans for toll road using credit default swaps

Wei Yang, Afshin Firouzi, Chun-Qing Li

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the applicability of the Credit Default Swaps (CDS), as a financial instrument, for transferring of risk in project finance loans…

Property taxation: the encouraging factors for payment among the taxpayers

Shardy Abdullah, Muhammad Rosmizan Abdul Wahab, Arman Abdul Razak, Mohd Hanizun Hanafi

The purpose of this study was identifying factors that encourage property tax payment among property owners, specifically from the residential property segment within the…

Use of new models of construction procurement to enhance collaboration in construction projects: the UK construction industry perspective

Robert John Atkinson, Maheshi Tennakoon, Gayan Wedawatta

The lack of collaborative working within the UK construction industry is a long-standing issue that has often been highlighted. As a result, the construction industry in the UK is…

Subcontractor trust issues on payment and valuation practices in UK private projects

Temitope Seun Omotayo, Oskar Danvers-Watson, Adekunle Sabitu Oyegoke

Construction project delivery is hinged on the performance of the contractor and subcontractors. In many private construction projects in the UK, there are trust issues between…

Capital structure behaviour among Indonesian property developers during different business cycles

Imanda Luzari Indomo, Arief Wibisono Lubis

The issue of capital structure among property developers in Indonesia becomes interesting as the government speeds up housing development. Examining which theory prevails…

Review of the methodological approach of analysing rental income of residential property in Abuja, Nigeria

Nurudeen Akinsola Bello, Bawa Chafe Abdullahi, Moses Idowu Atilola, Esther Oromidayo Thontteh

This study aims to review the approaches used in the analysis of rental income of residential property in Abuja, Nigeria, to strengthen the existing investment performance…

Infrastructure development: reflections on Sierra Leone infrastructure scheme and the Lungi Bridge project

José Oliveros-Romero, Vidal Patrick Paton-Cole

The Government of Sierra Leone has launched a strategic plan 2019–2022 that includes a large focus on new large infrastructure. This plan includes the Lungi Bridge project, a 7-km…

The effect of the strength of auditing and reporting standards on infrastructure quality in Africa: do ethical behaviour of firms and judicial independence matter?

Imen Khelil, Achraf Guidara, Hichem Khlif

This paper aims to investigate the impact of the strength of auditing and reporting standards (SARS, hereafter) on the quality of infrastructure in African countries and tests…