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City Spy: Shine boss Murdoch cooks up clever plug on BBC

13.07.09

Elisabeth Murdoch, the boss of Shine TV and an intriguing wild card in the race to be the next ITV chief executive, is a savvy operator... more

All bets are on in Freud Epsom race

28.05.09

Some uplifting news ahead of next week's Epsom Derby meeting. The late Sir Clement Freud, father of PR man Matthew and part of the Freud media clan, is to be remembered with a race ... more

The hotel that will burrow six storeys below Heathrow

06.05.09

When Lord Foster was asked to design a 13-storey hotel close to Heathrow airport - which has strict height restrictions due to low-flying planes - the solution was obvious. Plunge half of the building underground... more

US banker joins the underground trend with Ł10m plan to rebuild his two homes

05.05.09

An American investment banker who owns two houses in one of London's wealthiest streets wants to rebuild them as one home with a double-basement extension... more

Dig that! Now Chelsea boss joins the underground movement

30.04.09

It is the London property trend that is annoying neighbours but sailing through planning departments... more

Property tycoon who wants to build five storeys ... underground

27.04.09

The founder of Foxtons estate agency is spending millions creating a five-storey extension beneath his home with room for a tennis court and vintage car museum... more

The cash kings

08.04.09

The recession isn’t hurting everybody. These 20 tycoons sold out before the going got tough and now they’re sitting on vast fortunes — while the City watches their every move... more

Foxtons ex-boss bets against Hammerson

11.02.09

Property: Foxtons founder Jon Hunt is sitting on a multi-million-pound profit after short-selling shares in troubled developer Hammerson... more

Foxtons under threat as bail-out is rejected

09.01.09

The future of London's biggest estate agency chain Foxtons has been thrown into doubt by the unprecedented slump in home sales... more

Influentials 2009

02.01.09

From finance to fashion and politics to property, the past 12 months have seen dramatic changes in who wields influence in the capital. So who are the up-and-coming power players in London this year?... more

Property

08.10.08

The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch. ... more

Why is Foxtons zeroing in on Primrose Hill?

28.08.08

Estate agent Foxtons has not been enjoying much success since founder Jon Hunt sold out at the top of the market a year ago, so is this a cunning tactic or a sign of desperation?... more

My property predictions by Foxtons Ł370m guru

24.07.08

When will London bounce back from the slump? In his first interview since selling his estate agency, Jon Hunt says the time to buy is when people stop talking about house prices... more

Steel tycoon buys third property on Billionaire's Row

23.06.08

Lakshmi Mittal, Britain's richest man and a prominent Labour Party donor, has bought his third property in London's most expensive street for £70 million... more