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US leads way as Billionaire Club booms
If you're looking for a few fillers on your "New Business Targets" spreadsheet, the 27th annual Forbes World's Billionaires list is out, featuring 1,426 ultra-high-powered names with an aggregate net worth…
£1m facelift for Belgravia’s Grosvenor Gardens
Grosvenor Gardens in Belgravia is poised to undergo a £1m makeover by London-based developer Oakvest.
Bank on the Swiss to run like clockwork
What has happened to London since the 'Greatest Show on Earth'? Let's take a leaf out of our European counterparts' book, says Rupert Collingwood..
Kelly Hoppen enters the Dragons’ Den
Interior design maven Kelly Hoppen MBE is joining the BBC's Dragons' Den. Paphitis and Devey left the show after Series 10, leaving one more available spot in the Den for a screen-friendly investor
Sorting out the Bugger’s Muddle: Tricky, risky, but it’s cheap
Buying Agent turned developer Alan Page's quest for an honest profit has got complicated as he takes a punt on a short lease wreck in W8..
Chilled Out Entertainer
Samsung launched its first ever 'smart fridge' at the CES exhibition in January - and it's pretty darn cool in every sense
The ten projects that made Finchatton: A retrospective
In conversation with Andrew Dunn and Alex Michelin, founders of luxury property development firm Finchatton.
What happened to second homes in 2012?
Well, the number of second homes in England rose again in 2012, according to recent data from the Department of Communities and Local Goverment
As Houses: Doettling launches most safe safe yet
Ever felt like your safe or vault wasn't quite showy enough? Luxury safe maker Döttling has addressed this perennial problem by creating the calf-skin clad Fortress, which comes with an in-built humidor a…
The Destruction of Arcadia: Heritage under siege
As English Heritage prepares to celebrate the birth of heritage tourism with the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act, Britain's great estates are under siege from growth and progress, says William Cash from Upton…
Nest: the next generation thermostat
Whilst a thermostat might not necessarily generate a lot of excitement, bear with us, because the Nest is no ordinary home heating control
Finchatton’s next step: The Lansbury
Finchatton has just released its most ambitious project to date. The Lansbury, a boutique multi-unit development, sits in the heart of Knightsbridge on the corner of Basil Street overlooking Harrods