Jade Jagger talks motherhood, design and building a matriarchal paradise in Ibiza September 23, 2014 Jade Jagger is tired. She yawns through much of our interview as she potters around her 16th century villa. Perhaps she just feels relaxed in her sleepy village in Ibiza, where she spends the summer with her family. Or maybe it’s only to be expected from this daughter of rock royalty, now an international [...]
Greenbelt remains protected as property prices soar March 28, 2014 London house prices are continuing to soar ahead of the rest of the country, according to the Land Registry house price index. The average property price in London has risen by 13.8 per cent to £414,000 over the past 12 months. The average house price in England and Wales climbed by 5.2 per cent to [...]
British Land buys new site November 29, 2012 BRITISH Land yesterday said it has acquired the 2.3-acre Canal Corridor North site in Lancaster city centre that includes the former Mitchell’s of Lancaster brewery. The property giant is also in talks with Lancaster City Council to buy its adjoining land to build a retail-led scheme across the 10 acre site. “Lancaster has seen very [...]
Graeme McDowell to plot his way to Open glory at Royal Liverpool July 16, 2014 This year’s Open Championship will be the 143rd renewal of the oldest golf Major, with the 2014 edition hosted at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. The famous Wirral links course welcomes the special tournament for the 12th occasion and the first since 2006. There have been a few subtle tweaks to the course in the [...]
City & Gild: Is baring all bad for your brand? June 6, 2014 Last week I found myself on a short-haul flight to Sweden, and forced to break with my long held belief that travel should be conducted in total silence when the person sat beside me tried to strike up conversation. Now my normal mode on these occasions is to smile politely, shrug my shoulders as though [...]
UK tech giant finds missing Malaysian flight March 24, 2014 BRITISH satellite firm Inmarsat has been put into the spotlight after its technology helped track down flight MH370, as officials said yesterday the missing Malaysia Airlines plane had crashed into the Indian ocean. New satellite data from Inmarsat, which was handed to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch on Sunday, has revealed Flight MH370’s final [...]
Jaguar weighing Saudi factory March 2, 2014 Jaguar Land Rover is sizing up a new factory in Saudi Arabia to help keep pace with demand for its cars in new markets. The firm has signed a memo of understanding with the country’s National Industrial Clusters Development Programme to look at sites for a new plant. The British-based firm has already opened a [...]
We are stuck in a disastrous spiral of misplaced interventionism May 2, 2014 VICIOUS circles are the new normal in British politics. Bad, often economically illiterate, policies create poor outcomes; voters become angry; the opposition (and in some cases the government) responds with hopeless populist policies intended to alleviate the symptoms of the previous round of bad policies; the situation worsens; disenchantment with the establishment rises ever further. [...]
We are stuck in a disastrous spiral of misplaced interventionism May 1, 2014 VICIOUS circles are the new normal in British politics. Bad, often economically illiterate, policies create poor outcomes; voters become angry; the opposition (and in some cases the government) responds with hopeless populist policies intended to alleviate the symptoms of the previous round of bad policies; the situation worsens; disenchantment with the establishment rises ever further. [...]
Property firm of the year September 10, 2013 This year has seen a marked change in the property industry. Developers are more upbeat and construction activity in central London has more than trebled since activity reached a low in mid-2010. Here are our pick of developers that have been leading the activity in the market and setting the scene for what should be [...]