On property: Achillea Kallakis appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday. Here, the 43-year old property investor is standing trial, accused of defrauding Allied Irish Bank of £56 million... more
Prosecutors in Munich have charged a former executive at a German bank for allegedly taking bribes from Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone in connection with the 2006 sale of the bank's stake in F1... more
Some of the City's biggest institutions see the last part of what was a £1.1 billion investment disappear after Southern Cross sets out plans to wind itself up... more
One of the first buyers of an apartment at the Candy brothers' One Hyde Park development is seeking to make a £5 million profit by selling it on... more
You're an exiled Middle Eastern despot who has lost his empire but hung on to his ill-gotten billions. Where next? London, of course, where the tax laws are lax and the living is easy... more
It is in one of London's most sought-after areas, but this empty eight-bedroom property is likely to remain unsold for years, even though its owner spends most of his nights in a tent
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A cash shell backed by financial titans including "homeless billionaire" Nicolas Berggruen has raises £900 million to fund a major acquisition worth up to £7 billion following strong support from investors... more
Family of former asylum seekers getting £2,000 a week in housing benefit to live in a £2.1 million Kensington property will be allowed to stay, the Government said... more
Hundreds of London’s most expensive homes will escape the new five per cent stamp duty band on properties over £1 million announced in the Budget yesterday by Alistair Darling... more
He's rich enough to retire for good, so why does Mark Guard spend his days with a ragtag band of squatters occupying empty townhouses in some of London's most exclusive districts?... more
The mystery surrounding Notts County's ownership has deepened following Anwar Shafi's claims that he has nothing to do with the Coca-Cola League Two club... more
Questions were being raised over the sale of Prince Andrew's former family home to a mystery Kazakhstani buyer who has allowed it to fall into disrepair... more
A Scottish businessman, fighting for thousands of British investors, claims the Chelsea owner settled old scores and stoked his £15 billion fortune with an audacious energy scam ... more
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