Have we reached a point in our contempt as a society for anything that smacks of City and profit, and therefore capitalism, that we cannot see reason?... more
"Lose money and I will forgive you, but lose even a shred of reputation and I will be ruthless." That's one of Warren "the Sage of Ohama" Buffett's famous sayings, one of those phrases which are supposed to make us love the high priest of capitalism with the reassurance that his main aim is to do good works, rather than personally prosper... more
Architects love a good row. But it is unlikely that the new US embassy in Nine Elms will be reshaped by the views of Richard Rogers - or even the less eminent critics who have snootily dismissed the frosted cube perched in a saucer of water. ... more
Zandra Rhodes has rather spoiled the surprise planned by the developers of the Shard of Glass, Irvine Sellar and his son James. The pair will reveal designs next month for three residential towers to the south of the 310-metre Shard, which is to be built at London Bridge station... more
Raise your hat to Rafik Patel. The 27-year-old former City trader has created a buzz around the sale of 11 flats being built just off the Commercial Road by his family firm, MIA Developments... more
Leaked emails have revealed that the Mayor’s backing for the use of Greenwich Park for the 2012 Olympic equestrian events is based on a secret report that is seriously flawed... more
East London millionaire Jack Petchey won’t want to recall a property deal done with the King of Belgravia in the spring of 2007. But this tale of our times is worth repeating... more
It is nice to see the Qataris wish to be good neighbours with the residents of Chelsea and Belgravia. A very English representative of the oil-state's development arm, Qatari Diar, took morning tea last Friday with members of the Belgravia Residents Association... more
Southern Cross, one of the two largest care home operators in Britain announced that it has successfully negotiated a re-financing with its bankers. The news follows the other big player, Four Seasons, saying that it has been given an extension on its considerable loans until 22 January... more
So what will Stephen Hester will do at RBS? Those seeking clues will naturally take an interest in how the former head of Abbey house-cleaned this rather dusty property company during three years of boom and one year of bust... 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
They were conceived in the boom times, but some of the ambitious developments set to breathe new life into the capital face huge challenges as recession bites ... more
Boris Johnson's pledge to re-establish the space standards set by Sir Parker Morris in 1961 could force housebuilders to hugely increase the size of new homes in London... more
The Rector of St Bart's has plunged the Church of England into a new crisis - but, as an investigation reveals, this will come as no surprise to his parishioners... 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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