Middle East investors are grabbing a larger share of London’s residential property market as they seek a safe haven to put their money into, according to a new report from property consultancy Jones Lang Lasalle.

Although the revolution and continued unrest in Egypt have certainly affected the country’s real estate market, they have not been catastrophic and there are positives to be found, experts say.

Dubai-based Emaar properties has reported that its Q4 profit climbed 161% thanks to an increase in revenues from its retail and hospitality segments.

The Dubai-based developer that built the Palm and World islands lost two court cases this week that will cost the company over $23m.

Dubai’s real estate market showed mixed signals in 2011, with villa rents holding steadier than apartment leases, according to a new study by CBRE Richard Ellis.