The Veil is rather slow-moving and heavy. The ghostliness is never fully convincing. And McPherson's writing, though at times razor-sharp, is often oddly prosaic... more
Housing market guru Tony Pidgley had more good news for Berkeley's shareholders as the London-focused developer said it would achieve its aim of doubling profits two years early... more
You know the scene. You walk into the car showroom looking to buy a new Ferrari California for the wife and end up buying that and a Ferrari 458 for yourself as well. Little change from £400,000... more
Anyone for homemade lemonade? On a sun terrace in Knightsbridge a little bit of English countryside has appeared - complete with birdsong, an array of flora and fauna and, most importantly, a picnic... more
Berkeley chairman Tony Pidgley is in line for an £85 million windfall after the housebuilder said it would give back £1.7 billion to shareholders over the next 10 years... more
Berkeley Group, the housebuilder, announces that it has acquired eight sites in the three months to the end of February with enough space to build 1000 new homes... more
One of the more troubling aspects of the row surrounding the London School of Economics' one-time student Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the Libyan leader, is the role in the preparation of his thesis of Monitor Group, the management consultancy... more
Market Round-up: United Utilities may have angered customers with news that they could face a hosepipe ban but the company has found one fan at least: Credit Suisse... more
Builders Berkeley Group and Bellway today delivered further evidence of a recovery in the housing market — but warned it will not be sustainable unless banks increase mortgage lending... more
London and South-East housebuilder Berkeley Group said the stability in the housing market which it first reported three months ago continued through the summer ... more
Tony Pidgley has surrendered the day-to-day running of his London housebuilding firm Berkeley Group as he stepped up from managing director to chairman... more
London-listed Indian mining group Vedanta's huge debt mountain threatened to cast a long-term shadow over its expansion plans as credit rating agency Standard & Poor's said it had placed the group on its CreditWatch list with "negative implications"... more
Property: Berkeley Group boss Tony Pidgley has unveiled plans to raise £50 million from investors to fund a spending spree as rival housebuilders sell off land on the cheap... more
Property: London housebuilder Tony Pidgley has urged the Government to kick-start mortgage lending to save the property market from total collapse... more
Ian McEwan's mildly salacious scenario, his debut as an opera librettist in For You, serves as a spicy vehicle for Michael Berkeley's latest opera.... more
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