In the news this morning, what was going through the mind of Ken Caplan, global co-head of Blackstone Real Estate, in the days, weeks and months following the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Find out in EG’s interview with the private equity property player.
Barratt Developments’ barnstorming results are given the once over by the broadsheets, with the government’s Help to Buy subsidy scheme reported to have given the housebuilder a significant boost.
And if you missed it yesterday, find out which city is top for talent via EG’s take on CBRE’s EMEA Tech Cities report.
NEWS ROUND-UP: Which city tops the tech talent table?
Caplan: ‘Failure was not an option’
Rich overseas parents buy £2bn of property to get top school places
Housebuilders step up defence of Help to Buy as Government mulls overhaul
RBS to almost halve its branches with another 54 closures
High street seeks shelter from the ‘perfect storm’
Barratt makes capital from the regions
Filmgoers vote with their seat — and pizza
Really Local Group to build Catford cultural hub
Landsec launches window-cleaning course for prisoners
Charity & social: British Land puts heart in Sheffield’s Steel Man
