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A thumbs-up from Zandra but high-rise faces hurdles

23.01.09
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

The giant raffle that isn’t proving a big draw so far

12.12.08
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

The man who might have found a bargain at Woolies

05.12.08
This week Ardeshir Naghshineh almost gave up trying to buy Woolworths and checked out of Claridge’s... more

Don't be fooled by this 2012 whitewash, Boris

17.11.08
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

An elusive king and a mounting debt of £2m

14.11.08
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

Campaign is on to quell barracks-plan rebellion

07.11.08
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

How care homes found themselves in a tangle

31.10.08
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

How Hester avoided the pitfalls at British Land

24.10.08
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

Three ways to bring a new dawn to Oxford St

17.10.08
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 £20 billion gamble to transform London

15.10.08
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

Size matters to Boris when it comes to flats

27.06.08
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

Revealed: the biggest new homes crash in 70 years

23.06.08
A new survey says house building in London has ground to a virtual halt and collapsing confidence threatens the capital's rejuvenation... more

The Anglican 'gay wedding' and a distinctly turbulent priest

17.06.08
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

The towers that Boris could stop being built

19.05.08
Fourteen skyscrapers planned for London may never be built as the 'Boris Johnson effect' ripples across the capital... more

King left to roam empty spaces as City feels chill

18.04.08
Builders as well as white-collar workers are going to disappear from the City over the next six to nine months, says Peter Bill... more

Playing for high stakes but holding all the aces

04.04.08
Achilleas Kallakis is on his way to becoming one of London's most significant property developers, says Peter Bill.... more

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