Lloyds Banking Group today sold a 10% stake in London-based residential property developer Quintain Estates & Development, which it acquired along with duff bank HBOS earlier this year, notching up a thumping loss of almost £100 million ... more
No sooner do we have the flop that is the national apprenticeship scheme, fronted by Lord Sugar, than comes news of another failed Government initiative... more
To an event on Tuesday called “Tall Buildings in London, can they work?” held at the elegant offices of property agents Cushman & Wakefield in Portman Square. The subject matter may sound as relevant today as a colloquium on growing sunflowers in Reykjavik. ... more
The restaurant world did not know what had hit it when Richard Caring started buying up London's most revered establishments, including The Ivy, Le Caprice and J Sheekey... more
As the PM’s leadership skills come under the microscope, we reveal how to deal with the five most difficult types of manager — and find out how a good one can help you succeed ... more
One of London's most well-known retail developers has won the contest to develop the site of the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square, the Standard can reveal... more
Shares of failed buy-to-let lender Bradford & Bingley were suspended at 20p before the start of trading on the stock market, to allow for the transfer of ownership into public hands... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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