Piers Wehner
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Amazon to open first real shop
Amazon is to open its first physical, bricks and mortar store in Manhattan in time for Christmas, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Lending to first-time buyers falls
Stricter rules on mortgages have caused lending to first-time buyers to fall for the first time since January, by 4%.
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North-South house price divide to widen
The next five years will see the wealth gulf between the north and south of England yawn wider as house prices in the south continue to rocket.
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Banks shun ‘sliced and diced’ mortgages
Volumes for UK mortgage backed securities, traditionally the highest in Europe, are at just $5.1bn for the year to date, the lowest since 2009.
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Mansion tax could uproot pensioners
Thousands of pensioners could be forced to leave their homes if a mansion tax is introduced, Labour leader Ed Miliband has been warned.
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State pension cash runs dry in 12 months
The Centre for Policy Studies claims that cash reserves for the state pension will run out within 12 months, forcing the government to raid tax receipts to pay the elderly.
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Engineering firm becomes British again
DavyMarkham, the heavy engineering firm behind the Channel Tunnel, Gateshead Millennium Bridge and Wembley Stadium has returned to British ownership.
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George Clooney buys Sonning mansion
Actor George Clooney has bought a £10m grade-II listed Thames-side mansion in the Berkshire village of Sonning.
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The logistics of lobbying
The British Property Federation has set up a new committee to look after the interests of the industrial and logistics sectors
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Warehouse fires: prevention is a hot topic
Last year, Nick Robertson, founder and chief executive of online fashion retailer Asos, said his ‘baby’ was on target to become a £1bn business by 2015…
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Auctions: The new guardians of the gavel
The internet and the spread of social media have transformed the way auction houses market themselves and the properties they sell. Does that mean that in future auctioneers will have…
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Getting value from a country estate
Stately homes can’t match the demand for super-prime property in central London, but there are still ways for buyers to get full value from a country pile