On property: Sometimes it's no fun being a property agent. DTZ boss "Big John" Forrester rocked up for dinner with me on Tuesday, only 13 minutes after the 4700-employee business was forced to disclose to the market that it "knew of no reason" why its shares had plunged from 36p to 26p in two days...... more
Derwent London joins the wheeler-dealing rush in the central London property market, selling off part of Covent Garden and raising £175 million for new acquisitions... more
Derwent London will be delighted with David Cameron's plans to turn the unlovely area around Old Street roundabout into the UK's "silicon valley"... more
Landlord and developer Derwent London today hailed the recovery in the commercial property market and said it will start building new offices to be ready from late 2011 ... more
Cheapside and cheerful: No expense has been spared at the stealth-clad One New Change and both Land Securities and the City are happy although the Prince, inset, feels thwarted... more
Landlord Derwent London sold an eight-storey office block at 13-17 Fitzroy Street to tenant Arup for £60 million — 10% less than it was worth at the start of the year ... more
Two Fridays ago, I went by train from London to Wilmslow in less than two hours. Before that, I went to Preston in a little over two hours. For someone who grew up in the North-West, in Cumbria, the transformation on the West Coast Line is extraordinary. ... more
A host of television stars gathered at the funeral of Wendy Richard as family members and friends were joined by actors from the two shows for which she is best remembered - Are You Being Served? and EastEnders... more
The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch.
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Pieces of medieval clay pipes, anti-aircraft shells, shards of porcelain and discarded bottletops, all washed up by the Thames, make up a new exhibition.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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