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City Spy: Terra Guy hands himself an E for PR

27.04.11
Is Guy Hands finally admitting he was at fault over his disastrous £4billion purchase of EMI, giving an extended interview to the Financial Times in his Guernsey tax haven? Er, not quite... more

Invest £10m in Britain and you can live here

16.03.11
Wealthy foreigners prepared to invest £10 million in Britain will be given a fast-track right to settle in this country under immigration reforms announced ... more

Mary Horlock's life on the couch

09.03.11
Writer Mary Horlock tells Katie Law how being married to Darian Leader, London's top Freudian psychoanalyst, helped her deal with relationships and grief... more

Knightsbridge gets new Tube entrance by hotel

07.12.10
Tube congestion is being eased with the opening of a new entrance to the Underground station... more

Guy Hands moves on after court defeat over £4.2bn EMI deal

05.11.10
'I must get on and run my other businesses for my investors' — that was the reaction today from Guy Hands to his defeat in a New York courtroom over his £4.2billion purchase of EMI... more

Private banks' problems tough to crack

24.09.10
The Vatican's private bank may be the only one currently on the wrong end of an investigation for money laundering, but its troubles are a timely reminder that the entire private banking sector is going through a very rough patch.... more

City Spy: Riba’s fine idea to aid star architects

19.08.10
The Royal Institute of British Architects has devised a whizzo scheme to help its members as they struggle to survive... more

Public schoolboy accused of masterminding £12m internet 'phishing' fraud

06.08.10
Public schoolboy accused of masterminding a £12million bank fraud from an internet web crime forum was remanded in custody... more

Tottenham Court Road eyesore set for revamp

28.07.10
An eyesore in Tottenham Court Road changed hands today for £146 million in one of the biggest property deals in the West End since the crash.... more

Jenson Button ... catch him if you can

23.07.10
Jenson Button is a F1 World Champion, a multimillionaire and has the physique of a Greek god. And he's actively looking for a girlfriend. Hermione Eyre feels his G-force... more

London River shows dignity and unity

09.07.10
London River gives us a view of a multi-racial capital in crisis that we are not used to seeing, at least in fiction.... more

Market Report: Housebuilders take a hit as HSBC warns buyers will dry up

09.07.10
Housebuilders took a knock after a warning that they will suffer as wannabe homeowners struggle to get mortgages... more

Tough for Eddie Stobart despite new deals

18.06.10
Trucking firm Eddie Stobart admits market conditions remain “challenging" despite a deal with Tesco to transport chilled food... more

Prudential chiefs’ choice: grovel or head for the exit

03.06.10
Normally, Prudential’s annual meeting is a quiet, staid affair. But next Monday’s assembly at 11am at the QEII Conference Centre next to Westminster Abbey is unlikely to be dull... more

City Spy: Tidjane Thiam’s Société Générale role was always a bad idea

19.03.10
Amazing how Pru chief Tidjane Thiam thought that being a non-executive director at Société Générale would only take up a day a month of his time... more

How the tide turned against the tax avoiders

11.03.10
A key legal case and a new mood in the country are encouraging the Government to crack the whip... more

Qataris are billed £100m for Candys

18.11.09
The already high stakes in the battle between the former partners in the £3 billion redevelopment of the Chelsea Barracks site are set to get even higher ... more

Fears grow of City exodus over 50% tax

13.11.09
The news that 50 of BlueCrest's millionaire hedge fund traders are fleeing London to set up camp in Geneva has sent shockwaves through the City... more

Candys 'worth £750m' despite property crash

09.09.09
Nick and Christian Candy, whose ultra-luxurious properties came to symbolise the extravagance of the bull market before the recession, are together worth about £750 million despite the property market crash, their corporate finance head claimed ... more

City Spy: Lords in search of bonus soundbite?

17.08.09
It's fascinating how ministers propose to legislate on bank bonuses. When the Financial Services Authority published its proposed rules in March and invited views, plenty of banks and professional bodies duly responded but members of the Government maintained their silence ... more

Qataris select architects for Chelsea Barracks 'longlist'

27.07.09
The developers of the £3billion Chelsea Barracks scheme are set to announce a "longlist" of up to 15 architectural firms in the running to design plans for the site.... more

Saudi royals win approval for £50m ‘super-home’ in Belgravia

01.06.09
Saudi royals are planning a hi-tech "super-home" worth up to £50million by knocking together three houses in Belgravia... more

How can these sad exiles prefer cash to London?

12.05.09
Those now fleeing our tax rates did much to contribute to our economic woes. Despite this, we must pity them... more

London's rich flee 50% tax regime

11.05.09
Financiers are planning to leave London en masse to avoid the new 50 per cent tax rate for high earners... more

Residents complain about new Chelsea Barracks proposal

19.11.08
Residents are still unhappy with the £3billion Chelsea Barracks scheme despite major alterations to the original plans... more

Chelsea Barracks plans get greener and leaner

07.11.08
These are the first images of the new plans for Britain's most expensive housing development... more

ITV set to escape seven-figure fine over Ant and Dec vote-rigging scandal

19.05.08
ITV may get away with its latest vote-rigging debacle involving presenters Ant and Dec - and avoid a seven-figure fine in the process.... more

Amazing grazing in a stunning setting

09.01.08
The Landau may be only slightly lighter on the hips than on the wallet, but it's seriously worth every pound.... more

A grazing menu to tempt the super-rich

28.11.07
The Landau at the Langham Hotel has overwrought dishes and a wine list that goes off like a rocket.... more


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