Is Britain broken or great? Yes, I'm confused too. In a very different tone to his dire warnings about the global economy, David Cameron has found time this week to launch a new tourism drive under the brand Great Britain... more
The site of the former Middlesex Hospital - which, much to the irritation of Fitzrovia locals such as Griff Rhys Jones, was dubbed "Noho Square" by property types - looks set to be redeveloped at last after years of delay... more
If you're looking for London's liveliest urban village, it's hard to beat the streets around Smithfield Market, full of cafés, bars, pubs, pie shops and sushi bars... more
One Hyde Park, blamed for Knightsbridge's three-year traffic jam, is unveiled today. So what do you get for your £60m? The world's most prestigious address... more
Paintings that hung for decades in a former London hospital are the centrepiece of a new exhibition profiling the forgotten British artist who produced them... more
A “for sale” sign has been nailed to CentrePoint by the landmark’s owner, Ardeshir Naghshineh, who has been asked to reduce his Lloyds overdraft... more
First it was our money, now it's our men. Not content with saddling us twentysomethings with mountains of public debt, the over-40s have started pinching our boyfriends too... more
Flattened 'Noho Square' development in Fitzrovia will house temporary allotments after campaign by residents for the building site to be used for growing fruit and vegetables... more
A derelict building site in Oxford Street could be turned into an open-air venue, hosting farmers' markets, ice-skating and concerts for up to 5,000 people... more
Linford Christie's niece has moved a step closer to becoming the first black Miss England after escaping from a car accident that almost ruined her chances of winning the title.... 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
The abandoned “Noho Square” development could be turned into allotments where residents grow fruit and vegetables in large, portable “grow bags”... more
People warned before the credit crunch broke that the slicing and dicing of debt and the emergence of new specialists in the market for second-hand and distressed loans would make future restructuring much more difficult... more
The Candy brothers have agreed to sell their stake in the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks scheme and the neighbouring Grosvenor Waterside development to their Qatari partners... more
Property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy have taken over two luxury residential projects after partner Kaupthing, an Icelandic bank, defaulted on loan agreements.... more
The Candy brothers want to convert the US Embassy site in Grosvenor Square into luxury flats after the American Ambassador announced it was moving to south London... more
Boris Johnson's pledge to re-establish the space standards set by Sir Parker Morris in 1961 could force housebuilders to hugely increase the size of new homes in London... 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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