Why is that beautiful naked boy shooting an arrow up Shaftesbury Avenue? Sex, factory reform, a revolution in aluminium casting and Christian Zionism are a part of the answer... more
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
Two-time London mayoral candidate Steven Norris is set to take the helm at Soho Estates with a brief to overhaul the central London property empire amassed by porn baron Paul Raymond... more
London landlord Shaftesbury raised £100 million for a Soho shopping spree today as it stepped up its search for property bargains around Berwick Street.... 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
Market Round-up: Arriva’s shares fly to the top of the FTSE-250 winners’ list on talk that Deutsche Bahn would offer 775p a share for the operator of London’s buses and the CrossCountry rail franchise... more
On Property: The City is optimistic about Shaftesbury as an "unprecedented number of visitors" hits its patch, so how can it move the share price further?... 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
Carnaby Street owner Shaftesbury delivers a bullish assessment of the West End property market as shopkeepers and restaurant owners on its land continue to enjoy booming business... more
Hairspray eminently deserves its four Olivier awards, particularly for the way it has brought the Shaftesbury Theatre back to life, says Nick Curtis.... 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
Hairspray, a musical about sex, love and civil rights, sends the rare, sweet smell of success wafting through the Shaftesbury, says Nicholas de Jongh.... 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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