Piers Wehner

The number of empty shops has increased for the first time in two years, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium.

Asking prices for homes in Kensington & Chelsea have dropped by 3.7% over the past year, despite growth in all other London boroughs.

The amount that British companies pay in business rates is growing at almost the same level as council tax and fuel duty combined.

The average number of houses being marketed by estate agents has hit a record low according to Rightmove.

The second Monday in December will become the most frantic day in the calendar for online shopping as customers fear for festive deliveries.

Plans for a new skyscraper, dubbed the Triangle Tower, in the centre of the Paris have angered conservatives who say it has no place in the city.

Trinity Mirror is considering plans to move its headquarters from Canary Wharf, signalling an end to what had become a second Fleet Street.

Mexican fast-food chain Tortilla, which counts David Cameron as a customer, is aiming to double in size after securing an £11.1m loan.

The European Commission is considering the creation of investment funds seeded with EU or European Investment Bank cash.

Tenants on a housing estate in Hoxton, London, face eviction before Christmas after the new owners rescinded a deal to delay huge rent rises.

Plans to redevelop New Covent Garden, Britain’s biggest fresh produce market, have been given approval by Wandsworth Council.

Westminster City Council has approved plans for a luxury residential development at No1 Palace Street, next door to Buckingham Palace.