Piers Wehner

Russian citizens will soon have to pay tax to the Kremlin, regardless of where they earn their money or live, in a bid to stem the nation’s ‘capital flight’.

This week a women’s-only version of a traditional gentleman’s club, teasingly called Trouble, opens in central London.

Sarah Beeny, the TV property guru, is being scrutinised by broadcasting watchdog Ofcom over allegations about her show, How to Sell Your Home.

Musician Sting and his wife, casting director Trudie Styler, have signed to take an apartment in the Battersea Power Station development.

A colossal, Ziggurut-shaped memorial to species made extinct by man could be built on the Jurassic cliffs of the Isle of Portland.

The Supreme Court has rejected Game Group’s appeal over having to pay £3m of rent while the company was in administration.

The Brazilian Safra family hasmade a £700m offer for 30 St Mary Axe, better known as the Gherkin, beating all rival offers.

The Bank of England will require banks to hold 3p for every £1 they lend as a safety net, lower than the 4p expected by many.

The largest privately owned home in the country, Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, has gone on sale with a £7m price-tag.

Some of the UK’s biggest landlords are refusing to take tenants on zero-hours contracts, or are insisting on payment guarantees.

Nick and Christian Candy, best known for their luxury residential developments such as One Hyde Park, have made a bid to buy the Financial Times.

An Indian summer has hit sales of SuperDry jackets and hoodies hard, forcing retailer SuperGroup to issue a profit warning.