In the news this morning, reports that FTSE 250 developer Capital & Counties could tear up plans to demolish two council estates as a wind of change blows through the property world.
Also from the Sunday Times, a look at the impact of Hammerson’s and intu’s bungled mall merger on intu’s largest shareholder, John Whittaker’s Peel Holdings. What role did the 27% stakeholder play in the proposed takeover, and what comes next?
Five things you might have missed last week
London sees fall in tall buildings
Councils sit on £375m earmarked for affordable housing
Tycoon John Whittaker ‘borrowed heavily against stake in Intu’
Fresh wave of anger over FTSE bonus deals
Earls Court property row forces developer Capco into retreat
Whitbread boss Alison Brittain appeases raiders with Costa sale plan
Westminster councillors walk the plank as Tories ‘pander to developers’
