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Change is in the air� and not even Charles can stop it

02.10.09

Cheapside and cheerful: No expense has been spared at the stealth-clad One New Change and both Land Securities and the City are happy although the Prince, inset, feels thwarted... more

A painful rebuild ahead for property

25.09.09

People say the property sector is on the mend, but that is taking a lot on trust... more

LandSecs exits Bullring

21.09.09

Landlord and developer Land Securities today sold its stake in the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham for �210 million... more

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

Boris: I'll block Victoria towers until firm pays Crossrail cash

17.06.09

Boris Johnson threatens to halt billion-pound project to transform the streets around Victoria Station in a row over Crossrail funding... more

Land Securities' Hussey is on his way as its shake-up starts

16.06.09

Mike Hussey, the man credited with many of the biggest property developments in the capital over the past decade, is quitting as Land Securities' managing director for London... more

A decent victim of tough times

26.05.09

It cannot be the most pleasant experience on a sunny Bank Holiday to open a Sunday newspaper and discover its lead story is the possibility of your being sacked. It is true that politicians put up with such indignity all the time but not businessmen ... more

Boris the Bold has put paid to capital�s rabbit hutches

08.05.09

Hooray for Boris. Make the Mayor of London Prime Minister, no, King. For our hero seems to have faced down penny-pinching housebuilders to insist no more rabbit-hutch homes be built for sale in London ... more

Great for the shopaholic: �2m flats in Oxford Street

12.03.09

At least 39 flats are to be built in Oxford Street as part of its first major development in decades... more

Segro slides as it mulls cash call

02.03.09

Land: Landlord Segro said it was thinking of tapping investors for cash to bolster its balance sheet... more

RBS leads banks' upward charge despite that big loss

26.02.09

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Bullish fund managers build up property sector

25.02.09

There are signs the property sector may be enjoying a spot of massage by fund managers as the month draws to a close.... more

Crunch-hit LandSecs calls for �756m and slashes divi

19.02.09

Property: Land Securities became the third property giant this month to ask its shareholders for millions of pounds to shore up its business in the wake of plunging property values... more

Ratings cuts spell more Lloyds misery

17.02.09

Lloyds Banking Group continued to be rocked by last week's warning of losses totalling �11 billion at its recently acquired HBOS subsidiary ... more

More Lloyds misery after cuts in ratings

17.02.09

Lloyds Banking Group today continued to be rocked by last week's warning that losses may total �11 billion at its recently acquired HBOS subsidiary. ... more

Theatre to get revamp in �1bn new look for Victoria

03.02.09

A billion-pound plan to transform the streets around Victoria Station is due to be agreed this week... more

Broker�s upgrades cheer depressed property firms

30.01.09

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More shops going under at LandSecs

20.01.09

Property: Property firm Land Securities warned that the number of its retail tenants in administration jumped to 4.8% of annual rental income in the last quarter of 2008... more

Telereal snaps up Land�s Trillium for �bargain� �750m swoop

08.01.09

Property: Property giant Land Securities today agreed the sale of outsourcing arm Trillium at a price well below the �1 billion it originally went ... more

Met to pay LandSecs �120m to own Yard

01.12.08

Property: The Metropolitan Police is on the verge of buying its central London headquarters for �120 million... more

City's 'helping hand' fund that makes a little go a long way

12.11.08

Asked to make a prediction for next year at a recent dinner, one FTSE 100 company chairman put his bet on social unrest.... more

LandSecs dives into red and puts split-up on hold

12.11.08

Property: Property giant Land Securities reported thumping losses as it put its demerger on ice and appointed former Schroders banker Alison Carnwath as chairman... more

Two more towers on horizon

09.10.08

These new images show what two of London's latest tower block landmarks could look like if planners give them the green light... more

Battler Green will give no quarter in rent row

05.09.08

The most fun story of the week is the impending clash between brash billionaire Sir Philip Green and strait-laced landlord Francis Salway... more

Land Securities set to seal sale of Trillium to Qataris

13.08.08

But chief executive Francis Salway is still pursuing a demerger into separate listed firms... more

LandSecs warns of a tough year as confidence slumps

16.07.08

Land Securities, Britain's largest developer, says confidence in the property market and wider economy has plummeted in recent weeks... more

Money rules as Prince builds a new strategy

04.07.08

Prince Charles has taken 20 years to discover it is men with money, not men with ideas, who can help shape his vision of Britain... more

Barratt and LandSecs pile on woe

14.05.08

The property market suffered yet more pain as housebuilder Barratt Developments and London office developer Land Securities warned there is no end in sight to the turmoil... more