Bridget OConnell

High court judge said the flamboyant entrepreneur was “not a good witness . . . [and] was prepared to say whatever he thought would assist [his] case”.

Number of pubs expected to turn positive from 2023 as closures are more than offset by new openings.

The FTSE 100 telecoms group has plans to shed 13,000 jobs over the next three years, to leave its City headquarters and to adjust its property portfolio.

There are 16 areas of England and Wales where no property has sold for more than £1m in the past 10 years.

Pick-up in growth increases pressure on Carney to act.

Leisure bosses attack ministers for inaction over rates.

Advisers at Sapient Corporate Finance said to have been hired for sales process.

Central bank warns on property prices as economy moves ‘closer to capacity limits’.

Philip Hammond tells MPs corporation tax is higher priority.

MJ Gleeson said it built 1,225 homes in the year to the end of June, more than 20% higher than the previous year.