Present Carefully
The property market is resolutely not as dismal as the daily newspapers would have everyone believe. The property market is…
ByMonth: May 2008
Cold Steel: Britain’s Richest Man and the Multi-Billion-Dollar Battle for a Global Empire
Indian-born steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal may be Britain’s richest man, but few have any understanding of the vision and strategy…
ByGet on Up
Driving in Britain, with its hellish roundabouts and silly road rules, is a right pain in the backside. What’s a…
ByProperty Hawks
Stenham, the independent wealth and asset management group, has recently re-entered the UK market via a new property fund after…
ByBums on Your Seats
Being a good guest pales in comparison with the hardships of being a good host, argues Alessandro Tom’ I have…
ByLocked In or Locked Out
The lot of the minority shareholder in a private family investment company is not a happy one. The lot of…
ByFraction of the Price
When fractional ownership of property first arrived on the scene, the business model wasn’t exactly solid. It offered a tantalising…
ByThe Glory to Clod
While other property markets are stagnating, things in the country are ticking over very nicely indeed. Go on – buy…
ByHerm(it) Required
An unexpected twist awaits those itching to purchase their very own island tax haven. The agent Knight Frank has mysteriously…
ByThe Wines That Bind
Have you heard what a business consultant, a banker and an entertainer have in common? Denis Houles, ex-McKinsey man, Stanford…
ByEye'll Have You
Nothing wrong with flowers, champagne and candlelit dinners. But a well-executed wink will get you laid quicker, says Vanessa Neumann…
ByAdvance and Retreat
The world of private equity appears to be shrinking somewhat. The world of private equity appears to be shrinking somewhat.…
ByEssential Date
On a grand mission to unlock the secrets of financial prosperity and live the ’high-life’, London is fervently zoning in…
ByMoscow Moolah
Spear’s is launching in Russia. Our UHNW comrades are renowned for swift earning and extravagant spending, and they’re not grinding…
ByRichard Kay
The ’season’ is upon us, that extraordinary six weeks in which sport, opera and horticulture collide with social climbing, arcane…
ByAnother exchange from the De Silva family office
Another exchange from the De Silva family office From: adrian@silvafamilyoffice.com To: ceo@desilvacorp.com Dear Ralph I’ve just had the head of…
ByTicket, Please
Dickens, Tennyson and Eliot loved it; so does Tom Stoppard. Josh Spero on why the London Library is, quite literally,…
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