Paul Raymond's son Howard was paid nearly £78 million in the settlement with the rest of the family that carved up the late porn baron's Soho and Notting Hill property portfolio... more
Two weeks ago, Quintain Estates chief executive Adrian Wyatt was in northern Portugal, speaking at the launch of a partnership between Cisco Systems and Living PlanIT, a loose-fit organisation encouraging the building of a fully wired community of 250,000, some 15 kilometres north of Oporto... more
When Revuebar founder Paul Raymond died it was rumoured his son Howard would get nothing. Now he's on the Rich List and making a film about his flamboyant clan... more
What is about Air Marshall Sir John Walker, ex-spymaster at the Defence Intelligence Service (DIS) and one of the City's great and the good, and con artists?... more
Who said the City was no longer a sexist place? Female trainees at Allen & Overy have been given a bollocking by the law firm's (mostly male) partners for... dressing too provocatively and for not brushing their hair... more
Two-time London mayoral candidate Steven Norris is set to take the helm at Soho Estates with a brief to overhaul the central London property empire amassed by porn baron Paul Raymond... more
On Property: The City is optimistic about Shaftesbury as an "unprecedented number of visitors" hits its patch, so how can it move the share price further?... more
'The 1000' - the Standard's list of the capital's top movers and shakers - is out tomorrow. Here's a preview of 25 bright sparks who make this year's selection for the first time... more
In an exclusive interview, the girl who inherited 60 acres of prime real estate from porn king Paul Raymond says she is unfazed by being Soho’s biggest landlord... more
East London millionaire Jack Petchey won’t want to recall a property deal done with the King of Belgravia in the spring of 2007. But this tale of our times is worth repeating... more
Heirs to the empire of the late porn-king-turned-property-tycoon Paul Raymond pocketed £7 million from his real estate business this year as profits rose to £17.8 million in 2007... more
Porn heiress Fawn James enjoyed a night out in Mayfair last night, just a stone's throw away from neighbouring Soho, where her late grandfather Paul Raymond made his millions through a porn and property empire. The 22-year-old, who is expected to take a large slice of Raymond's £650 million fortune following his death last week, spent the night partying at Embassy
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When I worked in Soho a couple of years back I enjoyed the way flickering neon signs in sex shop windows sat happily beside the area's trendy cafés and boutiques... more
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