BUYING April 7, 2011 MANAGING PARTNER AT BLACK BRICK, BUYING AGENT Q. The Budget suggested that it is going to become easier to get planning consent. What will be the impact on house prices? A. The Budget announced measures to streamline planning applications, including a 12-month guarantee for processing all applications and appeals, a fast track for major infrastructure [...]
Three bidders left in race for Olympic site April 6, 2011 THE OLYMPIC Delivery Authority (ODA) has narrowed its search for the future owner of the Olympic Village to three candidates, it announced yesterday, as the Games organisers prepare to launch a massive advertising campaign to drum up ticket applications. Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa has been shortlisted, alongside medical charity Wellcome Trust and a consortium [...]
Three bidders left in race for Olympic site April 6, 2011 THE OLYMPIC Delivery Authority (ODA) has narrowed its search for the future owner of the Olympic Village to three candidates, it announced yesterday, as the Games organisers prepare to launch a massive advertising campaign to drum up ticket applications. Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa has been shortlisted, alongside medical charity Wellcome Trust and a consortium [...]
Private equity hits back after union blames it for mishandling business March 22, 2011 THE body representing private equity players has hit back at comments by the GMB union against pub group Punch, following its announcement of a demerger. Unions claimed Punch’s debt pile had been triggered by private equity failures and suggested that the business was being poorly run. The GMB described private equity as the “fifth horse [...]
The man who knows how to make a splash May 22, 2011 MONEY and recognition motivates me,” Tim Weller, the founder of Incisive Media tells me. “Oh and passing on what I’ve learnt to other entrepreneurs. I just think if I’d know what I know now, I would have got here much faster. That’s why I’m speaking at the City A.M. and Entrepreneurs World Conference.” THE RISE [...]
Candy bros see £4m loss April 3, 2011 CANDY & Candy, the interior design and property development firm owned by Nick and Christian Candy, slipped to a £4.4m loss in 2010, its accounts showed yesterday. The firm fell to a £4.4m pre-tax loss in the year to the end of June last year from a £2.2m profit in 2009 after sales plummeted to [...]
Candy bros see £4m loss April 3, 2011 CANDY & Candy, the interior design and property development firm owned by Nick and Christian Candy, slipped to a £4.4m loss in 2010, its accounts showed yesterday. The firm fell to a £4.4m pre-tax loss in the year to the end of June last year from a £2.2m profit in 2009 after sales plummeted to [...]
Head out of London to the new generation of old hotels April 17, 2011 GRAND old mansions, it’s obvious to say, make terrific hotels. History, character, beauty, location – they’ve got ‘em, and tourists want ‘em. However, the formula has become more than a little staid in a few places, and a bit of shaking up is always welcome. It was the opening of Hampshire’s Lime Wood a year [...]
Monaco remains the most expensive city for top homes April 6, 2011 MONACO has kept its title as the world’s most expensive place to buy a high-end house, according to research out yesterday, though cities in Asia are quickly climbing up the leader board. For $1m (£612,442), a property investor can expect to buy just 15 square metres of luxury real estate in Monaco, according to Knight [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING May 25, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES BRANSON WANTS 600 BRANCHES OF LLOYDS Sir Richard Branson has set his sights on buying a network of branches from Lloyds Banking Group as he attempts to go head-to-head with some of the biggest banks on the UK high street. Sir Richard met António Horta-Osório, Lloyds chief executive, on Tuesday and plans [...]