Two weeks ago, Quintain Estates chief executive Adrian Wyatt was in northern Portugal, speaking at the launch of a partnership between Cisco Systems and Living PlanIT, a loose-fit organisation encouraging the building of a fully wired community of 250,000, some 15 kilometres north of Oporto... more
Soho and Chinatown landlord Shaftesbury is banking on a further boost for London's booming West End next year as visitors flock to the Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee... more
More than 300,000 people flocked into the West End to celebrate Chinese New Year last weekend, filling the restaurants and shops of the landlord behind much of Chinatown and London's Theatreland... more
What's cooking at J Sainsbury? Investors have long been waiting for signs of action from the supermarket chain’s biggest shareholder, the Qatari sovereign wealth fund... more
London landlord Shaftesbury today said the booming West End has pushed the value of its properties higher since the spring despite the recession... more
London landlord Shaftesbury today said the flood of overseas and domestic tourists to the capital boosted business for its tenants across the West End ... more
Activist investor Laxey Partners today dumped its 19% holding in Shaftesbury after a clash with the West End landlord over its £150 million rights issue ... more
Property: West End landlord Shaftesbury today said that demand for its shops and restaurants remains strong as west European tourists flock to the capital.... more
Shaftesbury, the owner of vast swathes of Carnaby Street, Chinatown and Covent Garden, says the West End property market is booming despite the slowdown elsewhere in the country... 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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