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The outside view: Sol Campbell’s goal to become mayor of London
Former England footballer Sol Campbell wants to be the Conservative candidate to become London mayor. Alex Horne met him to find out his game plan for the capital → Read More
Buy-to-let landlords take a hit
BUDGET 2015: Mortgage interest relief on residential property is to be restricted to the basic rate of income tax → Read More
Summer Budget – property round-up
Buy-to-let landlords and housing associations have been dealt a double blow by chancellor George Osborne as he delivered his first Budget of the new parliament. → Read More
Jonathan Ames Looks Back at His 2004 Novel, 'Wake Up, Sir!'
The book the creator of <i>Bored to Death</i> wrote ten years ago is finally getting released in the UK. It tells the story of a neurotic, alcoholic, struggling artist who has a crazy uncle and an imaginary butler. → Read More
Industry breathes sigh of relief
ELECTION 2015: The property industry has reacted to the election result with a sigh of relief and yet trepidation at what it could mean in the long run → Read More
Bin Laden 'modernist not Islamist'
On Thursday Islamic activist, Abdullah al Andalusi argued in front of a Cambridge Union debate audience that Bin Laden was a modernist rather than an Islamist. → Read More
City office rents in London hit all-time high
One of the highest floors of the Leadenhall Building, otherwise known as the Cheesegrater, has been let out for an astonishing rent of £90.00 per sq ft, shattering the all-time record for the City. → Read More
The scientist who takes 100 drugs a day so he can live to 150
A scientist specialising in anti-ageing research has made the bold claim that he will live to be 150. → Read More
LAPD hunt for graffiti artist who tagged a police horse
The LAPD are on the hunt for a graffiti artist who tagged a horse. → Read More
Russian women jailed for twerking at memorial
Six Russian women have been prosecuted for twerking at the site of a World War Two memorial. → Read More
LSH acquires Tushingham Moore
Lambert Smith Hampton has acquired retail specialist agency Tushingham Moore. → Read More
Clorox bleach company tries to make joke about racially diverse emojis... and fails
Bleach company Clorox has found itself at the centre of a Twitter-storm after asking: “Where’s the bleach?” → Read More
Homeless man in coma after savage attack over claim he hit 10-year-old boy
A homeless veteran is in a medically induced coma following a savage attack in a Philadelphia petrol station after a 10-year-old boy allegedly claimed he been hit by him. → Read More
Nigel Farage to fine drunk people who end up in A&E
Pint-toting Nigel Farage has announced that, under UKIP, people will be fined if they end up in A&E after a night of revelry. → Read More
EGi - News Article - Starwood to buy Project Holly
Starwood Financial is under offer to buy a portfolio of prime Dublin offices from Lone Star for £266m. → Read More
EGi - News Article - Heseltine: Bring back City Challenge Funds
Lord Heseltine wants to bring back City Challenge Funds to regenerate several of the UK’s most deprived areas. → Read More
EGi - News Article - LSH swoops on rival agent
Countrywide-owned Lambert Smith Hampton is in advanced talks to take over rival agent ES Group. → Read More
The Shady World of People Who Offer to Illegally Sell Chimps Online
A recent report suggested there were 33,000 protected animalsâor animal partsâfor sale on the internet, so I set off to find out if that was true. → Read More
Is the Health Goth Movement Selling Out to the Mainstream?
I spoke to the guys behind the HG Facebook page about how they started the latest internet trend, their online art influences, and whether they're working with Adidas now. → Read More
Why Is Banksy the Only Person Allowed to Vandalize Britain's Walls?
"When street artists do it, it’s vandalism," said one graffiti writer. "When Banksy does it, it’s an art piece. There’s a disconnect there.” → Read More