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Open-air venue set to rescue derelict site in Oxford Street

03.09.09
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

Restaurants tried and tested in Cleveland Street

27.08.09
Indian and Chinese newcomers comfortably rub shoulders with old-established Greek and Italian favourites in Cleveland Street.... more

Linford Christie's niece defies car crash to stay in running for Miss World

20.07.09
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

How going for a haircut can still end up with a scalping

15.05.09
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

I’ll turn West End building site into the grow-bag allotments

21.04.09
The abandoned “Noho Square” development could be turned into allotments where residents grow fruit and vegetables in large, portable “grow bags”... more

Gallows humour — now everyone wants a bailout

17.11.08
After the bailout of the banks and pressure on Barack Obama to save General Motors, everyone wants a helping hand from the state... more

Unhealthy side to the debt saga

11.11.08
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

Candys sell share in barracks to the Qataris

10.11.08
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

Chelsea Barracks plans get greener and leaner

07.11.08
These are the first images of the new plans for Britain's most expensive housing development... more

Candys drop out of Noho plan and default on £221m loan

30.10.08
The Candy brothers have abandoned a flagship property scheme in London and failed to repay a loan for a project in Beverly Hills... more

Candy brothers in talks to sell Chelsea Barracks stake

23.10.08
Property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy have been in negotiations over the sale of their stake in the £1billion Chelsea Barracks, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

The £20 billion gamble to transform London

15.10.08
They were conceived in the boom times, but some of the ambitious developments set to breathe new life into the capital face huge challenges as recession bites ... more

Candys at war with troubled Icelandic bank

14.10.08
A bitter dispute has erupted between developers Nick and Christian Candy and troubled Icelandic bank Kaupthing... more

Bank default sees Candys take control of projects

10.10.08
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 in bid to save US project

08.10.08
UK Property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy and their Icelandic banking partners locked in last-ditch talks to save an ambitious development in the US... 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

US Embassy could be most expensive flats in the world

03.10.08
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

What downturn? We only deal with the über-rich

12.09.08
While London’s property market stalls, the Candy brothers are forging ahead with jaw-dropping projects that include £100m apartments. Here, they answer the critics who have attacked their plans for Chelsea Barracks and Knightsbridge... more

Size matters to Boris when it comes to flats

27.06.08
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

Noho? No way, this is Fitzrovia

06.03.08
Billionaire brothers have come under fire from angry Bloomsbury residents who accuse them of trying to rebrand the area "Noho". ... more

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