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Articles by Julie Steinberg
Chinese investor in talks to sell stake in London office tower to Brookfield
One of China’s largest insurers is in talks to offload its stake in a City office tower to Brookfield Corporation in the latest sign of...
Cities seek to build back better after climate change shocks
Over a few weeks this autumn, Ecuador’s capital city faced a drought that led to power outages, hailstorms that filled the streets with...
Scottish government explores seizing assets of Sanjeev Gupta’s business empire
The Scottish government is considering seizing assets belonging to a company owned by metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta as his creditors take...
‘Would they have done this to Gordon Ramsay?’ UK’s oldest Indian restaurant sues landlord
The UK’s oldest Indian restaurant will go to court on Thursday in a bid to retain its place on London’s Regent Street, arguing that its...
Tories turn to former PM David Cameron to boost party fundraising
The Conservatives have turned to Lord David Cameron to rally the party’s supporters and boost fundraising, with the former prime minister...
The new Bristol town that could give Burnham a blueprint for devolution
In the summer of 2015, Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corporation was looking for a site in Bristol, south-west England, on which to build a...
Debt woes throttle European commercial property market
European office deals slumped to their lowest level since the depths of the financial crisis during the third quarter, as soaring bond...
London cap for new first-time buyer scheme ‘needs urgent rethink’
The government’s flagship scheme to help first-time buyers will do little for those living in outer London unless the property price cap...
Property tax rise will push more landlords to sell, Healey warned
John Healey has lifted tax rates on income from property and savings from next year by two percentage points, doubling a rise announced...
Sovereign wealth funds to be taxed on UK property investments
Sovereign wealth funds will be taxed on their property investments in the UK for the first time as part of a change that is expected to...
TPG pursues $5bn acquisition of UK data centre group Ark
TPG is in talks to acquire UK group Ark Data Centres from Elliott Management at a valuation of about $5bn, in what would be one of the...
Labour’s housebuilding target ‘effectively dead’
Andy Burnham’s government has privately given up on reaching Labour’s target of building 1.5mn new homes by 2029, and ministers will...
Slough has become the data centre capital of Europe. Now it wants its reward
The UK council overseeing Europe’s data centre capital has asked companies to provide more benefits for local people, as a backlash...
Credit insurers cut cover on struggling UK housebuilder Crest Nicholson
Top credit insurers have reduced their coverage for suppliers to embattled UK housebuilder Crest Nicholson in a sign of the substantial...
Europe’s largest landlord exposed to €8bn hit from Berlin apartment plans
Europe’s largest residential landlord Vonovia stands to lose more than €8bn from nationalisation plans in Berlin, as the prospective...
Highland Spring billionaire’s property empire hit by loan defaults and creditor action
The billionaire owner of bottled water company Highland Spring has been hit by defaults and enforcement actions from creditors across his...
Andy Burnham cools on new towns project
Andy Burnham is preparing to cut back Labour’s plan to build new towns and will instead hand control of major housing developments to...
Sullivan & Cromwell to double London office space as US firms shake up UK legal market
Sullivan & Cromwell is doubling its London office space as US law firms snap up some of the city’s most expensive sites after a period of...
Rising interest rates derail property recovery as buyers recut deals
Rising interest rates are threatening to derail an already fragile recovery in global commercial real estate, with deals in the sector...
Canary Wharf developer George Iacobescu overseeing new London skyscraper
George Iacobescu, the developer behind Canary Wharf, is overseeing plans for a 70-storey skyscraper in the City of London that would...
New offices in London are full of empty bike racks, complain developers
In the push for workplace amenities, one perk may have had its moment in the sun or, rather, the basement.
Shares in UK housebuilders surge on new Help to Buy scheme
Shares in UK housebuilders have surged after the government said it would launch a new version of the Help to Buy scheme, delivering a...
How London became the property market’s black sheep
Georgia Dean and her husband recently took their property off the market.
Burnham to revive Help to Buy scheme in bid to aid first-time buyers
Andy Burnham will launch a new version of the controversial Help to Buy scheme through which hundreds of thousands of first-time buyers...
City of London wins approval for skyscraper plan
A proposal for new skyscrapers in the City of London has been allowed to proceed despite objections from conservationists that views of...
Vistry vows to simplify business after £83mn first-half loss
Vistry has pledged to downsize and cut costs as the embattled housebuilder slumped to a loss in the first half of the year.
Jane Street to double London office space after breakneck growth
Jane Street is doubling its London office space after outgrowing its current premises near Liverpool Street during a period of breakneck...
Chinese crypto investor was seller of £190mn London mansion
A Chinese crypto investor was the seller in one of London’s most expensive home deals, with his ownership not publicly known for the near...
City of London set to drop century-old rule against logos on buildings
The City of London is poised to drop more than a century of opposition to companies prominently displaying corporate logos on their...
Crest Nicholson shares tumble as housebuilder warns of loss
Crest Nicholson has cut its earnings forecast for the second time in four months and lowered its building projection, as the troubled UK...
Protecting Tower of London views would make skyscrapers unviable, City warns
A proposal to protect views of the Tower of London would result in up to 1mn fewer square feet of office space being built, the City of...
It was billed as effortless London luxury. Then tenants found out the rules
When the first residents moved into a luxury apartment block near the Shard last summer, they were anticipating its amenities: a cinema,...
Sanjeev Gupta’s family takes out £24mn mortgage on Belgravia mansion
Sanjeev Gupta’s family has taken out a new £24.4 million (€28.5 million) mortgage against a central London mansion, refinancing one of several trophy assets amassed before the industrialist’s business empire became beset with legal difficulties.
Sanjeev Gupta’s family takes out £24mn mortgage on Belgravia mansion
Sanjeev Gupta’s family has taken out a new £24.4mn mortgage against a central London mansion, refinancing one of several trophy assets...
Flat owners win ‘right to manage’ case at UK Supreme Court
Flat owners fighting to replace expensive or unresponsive management companies in their blocks have won a case in the UK’s highest court...
El aire acondicionado se vuelve indispensable en las oficinas londinenses
Durante las cinco olas de calor que ha sufrido Londres este verano, muchos trabajadores sólo pensaban en escapar del sofocante calor de sus hogares y disfrutar del lujo del aire acondicionado en la oficina. No todos han encontrado alivio: las agencias inmobiliarias afirman que la necesidad de aire acondicionado se ha convertido en una prioridad para los inquilinos.
Air conditioning becomes ‘must-have’ for overheated London office workers
Throughout London’s five heatwaves this summer, many workers have clung to one thought: they could escape the sweltering confines of...
UK housebuilder profits set to fall 12% as ‘relentless grind’ drags on
Profits at the UK’s largest housebuilders are projected to fall 12 per cent this year as the industry remains stuck in a downturn...
Canary Wharf Group sells SocGen office in £625mn deal
Canary Wharf Group has sold an office building occupied by Société Générale to its own investors for £625mn, marking another big deal in...
Credit insurer to cut cover for UK housebuilder Vistry’s suppliers
Leading credit insurer Allianz Trade is reducing the cover it extends to suppliers of Vistry, in a move that could exacerbate a squeeze...
Segro accepts £14bn takeover offer from US rival Prologis
UK real estate group Segro has accepted US rival Prologis’s £14bn takeover offer, the companies said on Tuesday, concluding a weeks-long...
How the West End’s landlords are preparing London for Saudi summers
At the height of summer in the heart of Mayfair, the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, has been sweltering through the third heatwave...
Taylor Wimpey cuts shareholder returns as weak housing market squeezes builders
Taylor Wimpey has cut shareholder returns and lowered guidance for home completions this year as the London-listed housebuilder suffers...
Foxtons cuts costs after buyer caution slashes profits
Foxtons’ profit before tax tumbled 57 per cent to £4.4mn in the first half, dragged down by weak sales as consumers hesitated over buying...
Can rent controls ever work?
New York’s mayor Zohran Mamdani taunted his political opponents last month, posting a photo of himself in a Bronx apartment building...
Transcript: Ares’ big play in private equity
This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Ares’ big play in private equity’ Marc Filippino Hey guys, it’s...
Investors snap up bundles of UK properties as housebuilders offer discounts
Institutional investors are snapping up bundles of UK homes at large discounts, hoping to catch the bottom of the market while cautious...
Barratt Redrow launches £400mn buyback after investor pressure
Barratt Redrow will launch a share buyback programme, partially meeting activist demands as the housebuilder seeks to combat a widening...
Battersea Power Station accounting claims probed by UK watchdog
The UK’s accounting watchdog is probing allegations of financial misreporting at Battersea Power Station after the landmark London...
The luxury square that shows London’s mansions are not selling
Just a five-minute walk from Harrods in one direction and Hyde Park in the other, Montpelier Square is one of London’s most exclusive...
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