London is ranked top business city…. October 5, 2009 LONDON has beaten Paris and Frankfurt to retain its position as the best business city in Europe, according to the 20th annual European Cities Monitor report from property agents Cushman & Wakefield. It is the twentieth year in a row that London has been named as Europe’s best city for business. It also ranked the [...]
BRUNSWICK CAUSES A STIR WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS ROLE IN BRUSSELS August 6, 2009 A COUP for City PR outfit Brunswick, which is on the cusp of a lucrative new contract to advise HSBC on its public policy over in Brussels. Brunswick boss Alan Parker has long been chummy with HSBC chairman Stephen Green, so the tie-up shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. But though some in [...]
OTHER NUMERICAL RESTAURANTS June 22, 2009 RHODES 24Spiky-haired celebrity chef Gary Rhodes’ City headquarters sits halfway up Tower 42, and has some of the best views of any restaurant in London, with food to match. 24th floor, Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, EC2N 1HQ, www.rhodes24.co.uk 1 LOMBARD STREETThe City’s most central fine-dining restaurant, sitting in prime location outside Bank Tube [...]
Central flats are the future of luxe London living June 4, 2009 THERE is something distinctly un-British about city apartment living. The Americans and the Europeans see it as perfectly normal, even desirable, but we Brits like our houses, simply because it is what we are used to. We would much rather have a small house with smaller garden and a longer commute to work, instead of [...]
Parkdean in talks with Grainger November 1, 2005 Camping and caravan parks operator Parkdean Holidays has confirmed it is in talks which could see it taken over by London-quoted property group Grainger Trust. Parkdean’s shares soared 20 per cent on the news while Grainger warned the discussions may or may not lead to an offer for Britain’s second-biggest operator of holiday sites. Grainger, [...]
The house scouts who do all the leg work October 27, 2005 Buy-to-let investors don’t always have the time and the knowledge to find the perfect property. It is still possible to make a living out of buy to-let — by setting up a business that helps others find and run the right investments. Buy-to-let support staff are multiplying fast in a property market which seems unable [...]