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British Land rides out ‘worst storm in real estate history’

17.11.09
The commercial property market showed fresh signs of life today as “the worst storm in real estate history” eases ... more

Lloyds hits turbulence amid jitters over £15bn fund-raiser

09.10.09
Lloyds Banking Group saw its shares touch a low for the day of 92.2p amid signs that shareholders are getting cold feet over its proposed £15 billion rights issue... more

Canary Wharf ‘is on rise again’

24.09.09
The owner of Canary Wharf today reported narrowing losses and revealed that the governments of Qatar and China now own nearly 60% of the business following a £1 billion fundraising ... more

Wharf backers up stake

18.09.09
Sovereign wealth funds from Qatar and China pledge to plough millions of pounds into Canary Wharf weeks after rescuing its owner from collapse... more

Koreans following Asian investors into London

04.09.09
The world’s fifth biggest pension fund today moved to snap up hundreds of millions of pounds worth of trophy assets in London ... more

China and Qatar pull Canary Wharf back from the brink

28.08.09
The owner of Canary Wharf was today rescued by cash from Qatar and China in a deal which could see the overseas investors take control of more than half the company.... more

Canary Wharf owner brought back from disaster by Qatar and China cash

28.08.09
The debt-ridden owner of Canary Wharf has secured its future with hundreds of millions of pounds of investment from sovereign wealth funds in Qatar and China... more

How the recession is poisoning the Wharf

02.06.09
Canary Wharf was in the midst of the banking boom that turned London into the most powerful financial centre in the world - but it could now become one of the most high-profile victims of the bust ... more

Savoy 'up for sale' as Saudi owner's billions dwindle

16.04.09
The Savoy Hotel may soon be put up for sale because of huge losses suffered by its billionaire Arab owner... more

Canary Wharf buys back its debt for a song

09.04.09
The owner of Canary Wharf revealed it has bought back nearly £120 million of its debt for as little as 21p in the pound... more

AIG puts up £500m Canary Wharf cover

27.03.09
AIG has been forced to stump up £500 million to cover the chance that certain tenants of Canary Wharf, including Citigroup, will default on rent payments... more

Canary Wharf owner cagey on debt burden as values dive

26.03.09
Songbird Estates, the AIM-listed owner of Canary Wharf, warned it could crack under the strain of its massive debts as the value of its properties plunge in the downturn... more

Morgan Stanley reduces Canary Wharf presence

30.01.09
Property: The contraction in the investment banking trade will see Morgan Stanley move out of a chunk of Canary Wharf, the Docklands financial district where the properties are controlled by its real estate arm Songbird Estates... more

£500m dive in value of Canary Wharf properties

25.09.08
Property: The owner of Canary Wharf has revealed the value of its property portfolio has tumbled by more than £500 million... more

Songbird warning as Docklands values fall

27.03.08
Canary Wharf developer Songbird Estates warns it is not immune to the credit crunch... more

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