Shares in struggling property agent DTZ tumble 14% as the takeover saga which cost the firm its chief executive ground to a halt without a deal... more
On property: Sometimes it's no fun being a property agent. DTZ boss "Big John" Forrester rocked up for dinner with me on Tuesday, only 13 minutes after the 4700-employee business was forced to disclose to the market that it "knew of no reason" why its shares had plunged from 36p to 26p in two days...... more
Number 10 has been forced to consider two ticklish options in relation to the future of the 513-acre Olympic Park. Option one: stand back and allow the Olympic Delivery Authority to accept the highest of three bids for half the Olympic village, allowing the Treasury to pocket a quick £500 million ... more
How does British Gas phrase its press release today, announcing an 18% hike in the cost of gas bills? "British Gas gives customers Three Clear Ways to Beat Rising Energy Prices Announced Today," it says. Optimistic doesn't quite cover it... more
Leny Suparman wrinkled her nose when asked on Tuesday how her stay at the Savoy was going. The 36-year-old co-founder of the Singaporean Kop Group was in London for the lavish launch of 10 Trinity Square, a 120-bedroom hotel that aims to become the Savoy of the City when it opens in 2014. So it felt like a relevant question.... more
Shareholder activist group Pirc calls upon DTZ shareholders to reject the pay package of chief executive Paul Idzik at the AGM of the 5500-strong global property agents... more
Paul Idzik, the chief executive of DTZ, said this week that searching for green shoots was "like looking for Elvis". The former chief operating officer of Barclays who joined the struggling property agent last November is understandably gloomy... more
Property: The shake-up at the top of property firm DTZ under new chief executive Paul Idzik continued with the resignation of finance director Colin Child... 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
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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