Sports Calendar

HSBC sells off Paris offices for €400 million

The bank's property disposal follows the recent sale of its Canary Wharf headquarters, and its New York offices

London’s new icon or an ugly scar on the skyline

From a gigantic pit, the 1,016-foot shard is emerging, polarising opinion on its ascent above Canary Wharf

Pressure mounts on Dubai creditors for pact

Dubai World is to hold talks with representatives of more than 90 banks in the hope of a six-month suspension of repayments

West End property values fraught with danger

Head of the UK’s biggest listed property fund says that increase in values of commercial buildings is artificial

Banks worldwide mull over Dubai bailout

Hundreds of bankers from all over the world will flood into Dubai to meet representatives of the struggling emirate

£50m loans in mortgage ‘fraud’

Six people are accused of selling properties between one another in a number of back-to-back deals at highly-inflated price

Mortgage lending drops to £12 billion

A 10 per cent slide last month fuels fears the housing market will decline again, but experts say it is seasonal

City buyers flock to be lords of the manor

Market for country houses is so healthy, estate agents no longer expect the Treasury's clampdown on bonuses to dent sales

Government plans joint property ventures

John McCready will manage the State's £370bn property portfolio to boost returns in partnership with the private sector

Sales falls ease at Travis Perkins

Improvements at the builders' merchant offer fresh hope that the building industry is no longer on its knees

Savills boosted on town and country demand

Estate agent upgrades forecast after market slowdown in town houses and country estate proves less severe than feared

Wigley hired to head expansion at Sovereign

The AIM-listed tiddler has clinched the services of Bob Wigley, one of the most prominent dealmakers of the past 20 years