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Agents: We’ll sell derelict Mayfair house for £30m

18.11.09
It may be the middle of a recession and the property is derelict, but estate agents are confident of finding buyers for a £30 million Mayfair house which has just gone on the market... more

OFT is probing bust firms ‘rip-offs’ by accountants

12.11.09
The big firms of accountants could be ripping off the British economy for million of pounds a year by charging high fees when dealing with companies that go bust ... more

£929m buildings in sell-off of tycoon Halabi's fallen empire

21.10.09
Some of London's most expensive office blocks are to be sold off to recover debts from collapsed empire of property tycoon Simon Halabi... more

Recession may be at end – but hold tight for rough ride ahead

20.10.09
Is the recession over? That question will finally be answered on Friday when gross domestic product figures for the third quarter are published... more

Citigroup backs the big builders despite a warning on house prices

14.09.09
Citigroup has rushed to raise its price targets for most of the big builders despite the Ernst & Young ITEM Club warning that house prices could take a further five years before they return to their 2007 peak. ... more

Leslau property firm in £245m deal

05.08.09
Max Property, the investment firm set up by Nick Leslau, confirmed its first acquisition, spending around £245 million on a portfolio of 86 distressed industrial properties ... more

Recession ‘will be the worst since Second World War’

20.07.09
Hopes of economic recovery in the UK are “running ahead of reality”, a leading think-tank warned today as it forecast the deepest recession since the end of the Second World War... more

Leslau's Max set to snap up Industrious bargain

02.07.09
Max Property, the investment firm set up by Nick Leslau, is closing in on its first acquisition since its flotation in May... more

Biggest house price rise in six years as London lures cash

04.06.09
London remains Europe's No1 destination for foreign investment, despite the financial hurricane which has battered the City and Canary Wharf... more

Kaupthing collapse keeps yachts hanging

27.04.09
A host of wealthy individuals who ordered new yachts could be left empty-handed in the wake of the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing. ... more

Global float values take a 95% tumble

07.04.09
The value of stock-market flotations worldwide crashed by more than 95% to $1.4 billion (£953 million) in the first quarter of 2009 from $41.2 billion in the same period a year earlier... more

Zavvi set to shut store in Oxford Street

18.02.09
Failed music chain Zavvi has announced it is to close its Oxford Street store, and will disappear from the high street by Friday... more

Zavvi fading out as 18 more stores close

14.01.09
Retail: Music chain Zavvi is a step closer to vanishing from the High Street, after the firm’s administrators announced the immediate closure of a further 18 stores ... more

Job cuts to come as Zavvi set to close 22 stores immediately

08.01.09
Retail: Music and entertainment retailer Zavvi will immediately close 22 stores in Britain, cutting 178 jobs... more

Zavvi goes into administration

24.12.08
More than 3,000 jobs at high street music retailer Zavvi are at risk after the company was placed into administration... more

Whittard is reason to be cheerful

24.12.08
Scratching around to find something cheerful to say to match the festive season has been harder this year than most, but it came through last night with confirmation that administrators had been appointed at Whittard of Chelsea and at an associated business that deals in flavoured coffees... more

High Street tea chain Whittard on brink of collapse

23.12.08
London high street chain Whittard of Chelsea was on the brink of administration after a period of poor sales left it struggling... more

Fixit team of accountants go in to sort out Zavvi's troubles

12.12.08
High Street music, DVD and video games chain Zavvi has called in an emergency restructuring team from accountants Ernst & Young to help it through its current trading troubles... more

BDO partners take a pay cut

24.11.08
Pay: Partners at BDO Stoy Hayward have had to take a pay cut as the firm attempts to spend its way into the big time of the accountancy profession... more

Rate-cut hopes spark cautious Footsie rally

29.10.08
Hard-pressed financials led the charge as stock-market investors pinned their hopes on an early and sizeable cut in interest rates ... more

Banks urged to pass on rate cuts as inflation nears peak

20.10.08
Britain could suffer a Seventies-style recession if banks fail to pass on interest-rate cuts, economic experts say... more

Oval sponsor Brit mulls tax move abroad

18.08.08
Brit insurance, sponsor of the Oval cricket ground, is the latest UK company to look at moving its headquarters from the UK to a more favourable tax regime... more

Economy 'on brink of recession'

25.07.08
Leading City forecasters have warned the country is on the verge of recession as the credit crunch takes its toll on consumer spending... more

Recession warning as growth rate dives

25.07.08
The country is plunging into recession, economists have warned as the latest official statistics revealed the economy is juddering to a halt... more

John Lewis sales plunge by 8% as gloom deepens

04.07.08
John Lewis has become the latest major high street casualty of the credit crunch with an eight per cent fall in sales... more

Mid-East keen on floats path

19.06.08
The Middle East is poised for an initial public offering bonanza, with 20% of family-owned companies planning to list, according to an Ernst & Young International survey... more

Price fears hold Bank back from a rate cut

08.05.08
The Bank of England resisted calls to make its first back-to-back cut in interest rates in nearly seven years as the threat of rising inflation persisted... more

Only a few bright spots on High Street as hard times hit stores

01.05.08
Even in hard times, retailers with innovative ideas can still flourish... more

Crunch point for the brokers too

15.04.08
There is such overcapacity in the industry that it may be years before markets recover enough to provide a living for them all... more

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