On property: Achillea Kallakis appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday. Here, the 43-year old property investor is standing trial, accused of defrauding Allied Irish Bank of £56 million... more
Three affable chaps who control over £4 billion of property stunned bigger competitors last month by snatching a 292,000 square foot office block at Drapers Gardens in the City from under everyone’s noses... more
The new Marks & Spencer offices at 5 Merchant Square are thoughtful, elegant, even public-spirited — but the building reveals deeper problems with the £750 million Paddington Basin redevelopment... more
The opening of Apple’s biggest store has transformed the fortunes of Covent Garden after attracting 440,000 extra visitors during its first month, the area’s landlord says... more
Architect Terry Farrell has moved beyond buildings to become a leading thinker in how cities are put together — and his new project could turn Earl’s Court into a vibrant new district... more
Property: Earls Court will come crashing down in late 2012, marking the start of the biggest redevelopment in west London since the 1870s, and the end of a London landmark... more
Could a 250-foot square-sided tube with pointy ends suspended vertically 40 feet above the ground become the icon for the Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? Yes, if plans to recreate the Skylon centrepiece of the 1951 Festival of Britain are adopted by the Mayor of London and are given the nod by the Royal Household ... more
Sir Terry Farrell, Boris Johnson’s new adviser on developing the 50‑mile stretch along the river, outlines his radical plans to bring out the area’s hidden natural beauty... more
Plans for a Thames Estuary national park returning 50 miles of Kent and Essex wetlands to the state of wilderness immortalised by Charles Dickens were unveiled today.... more
On Saturday, 6 December this year the annual ritual of transforming Oxford Street into a pedestrian precinct is due to be repeated. Why not experiment further?... more
The Royal Institution of Great Britain, home to the science establishment for more than 200 years, reopens this weekend after a £22 million revamp... more
The sense of space strikes you first, sheer generous expanses undulating over different levels, like a rectangular version of the English countryside. ... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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