David Callaghan
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Center Parcs rejects takeover bid
Center Parcs has rejected a £2bn takeover offer as owner Blackstone is not ready to sell.
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Fortnum & Mason sees profits double
Upmarket grocery retailer Fortnum & Mason enjoyed a doubling of annual profits to £3.8m during the year to July.
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Remortgage figure falls
The number of remortgages has dropped by more than a fifth in the last year.
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Bidders plan hostile move for Canary Wharf
A joint bid from the Qatar Investment Authority and Brookfield Partners for Canary Wharf could turn ‘hostile’.
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Agents Mutual challenges Rightmove and Zoopla
New property website Agents Mutual, which launches in January, is asking its members to hold back from one of the big two existing portals.
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Building societies lose mortgage share
Building societies and mutually-owned banks now have a dwindling share of the mortgage market.
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Yorkshire Bank in £2bn float
Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks are to be floated on the stock market by their owner National Australia Bank.
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Second-steppers face mortgage challenge
People who want to move from their first owned home to the second are facing huge challenges.
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Poundland to pay out first dividend
Discount retailer Poundland is set to pay out a dividend to shareholders for the first time.
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Canadian developer eyes capital skyscraper
Brookfield Property Partners has bought £106m of debt secured against London skyscraper CityPoint.
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US businessmen in £1bn London homes deal
Galliard Homes has formed a joint venture with a club of American businessmen to build £1bn of flats and houses in London.
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Brad and Angelina look for £20m London home
Hollywood superstars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are searching for a home in the Marylebone area of London.