Are there any producers looking to pay handsomely for specialist property advice to assist in the creation of a jaunty made-for-TV film called Putting up the Ritz?... more
Mike Slade of London property developer Helical Bar added to the mood of cautious optimism in the market, after he said the latest valuation of the group showed its properties have increased in value slightly... more
Grosvenor won’t say. Lloyds won’t say. But, rest assured, the bank is negotiating with the Duke of Westminster’s property company to take over a few of the bankrupt projects that have left Lloyds with a £60 billion real-estate headache ... more
The one glimmer of hope to emerge during the latest "worst week" for Gordon Brown and the Labour Government is a sign that the economy is staging something of a fightback ... more
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.” This old cowboy proverb was scrawled on a note passed by one developer to his neighbour after the former was advised to start buying property by Knight Frank at a presentation on Tuesday ... 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
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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