Jo Eccles
When Jo Eccles worked in banking, she and her colleagues felt misunderstood by estate agents. She felt they were trying…
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Camilla Dell
Camilla Dell has worked in the prime London property market for 20 years, heading Black Brick since she founded it…
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Robert Bailey
Many of Robert Bailey’s 35 years of experience were accrued at Knight Frank. He set up the firm’s dedicated buying…
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Investors are ‘75 per cent through the fear’ of the coronavirus crisis, says Stonehage Fleming
The family office services firm says that most of the ‘extreme’ fears of coronavirus are behind us There are signs…
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Richard Branson, Denmark and the tricky issue of government bailouts
Richard Branson’s plea for a government bailout has received hostile feedback – but does he ‘deserve a hearing’, asks Arun…
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Art in lockdown: The galleries and auction houses selling work online
Galleries and auction houses may be closed for the foreseeable future, but there is no need for art-lovers to stop…
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Why China is set to weather the post-pandemic downturn
China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic might be controversial, but its geopolitical future prospects may not be unduly hampered, reports…
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Lockdown dining: The high-end London restaurants delivering during the coronavirus crisis
Restaurants may be closed for the foreseeable future, but there is no need for food-lovers to resign themselves to canned…
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A tax expert asks: Why did Harry and Meghan move to LA?
The Sussex’s short period of residence in Canada was potentially tax-motivated, writes Matthew Pannell So far, 2020 has turned out…
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Norman Foster’s Philadelphia Story
Norman Foster first visited Philadelphia when he was an architecture student at Yale. Now he has returned to the city…
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This Silicon Valley vineyard owner says Covid-19 will lead to big changes in wine
As the wine world grapples with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, one entrepreneur is seeing wider industry change on…
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A trust lawyer’s tips for video conferencing
The legal world is likely to be changed forever by lockdown, with remote working becoming the norm. There is little…
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‘Our online presence now is our presence full stop’ – galleries adapt to Covid-19
In the time of coronavirus, art too is being transformed. Arun Kakar reports on the ways galleries are changing their…
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Why a ‘rejuvenated’ UK marine environment is essential
At Project Seagrass we are hoping to lead to a rejuvenated UK marine environment and prevent a much worse and…
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Listen: Divorce in the time of Coronavirus
The Covid-19 crisis has made the complicated process of navigating the family courts even more difficult. To help, Spear’s assembled…
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On the practical problems of coronavirus Wills
It is difficult to both execute a Will in front of two independent witnesses and comply with social distancing requirements…
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April books: four of the best reads out now
Looking for something to read this weekend? Here are three recommended reads from Spear’s Dark Towers By David Enrich (HarperCollins,…
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Many wealth managers ‘unprepared’ for Covid-19 – report
A new paper from the Boston Consulting Group warns that Covid-19 is a ‘wake-up call’ for the wealth management industry,…
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Are diamonds on the rocks?
Weaker consumer spending and the rise of lab-grown stones has hit the demand for diamonds – but don’t count them…
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Why I want to pay more tax
A former BlackRock managing director wants to raise taxes for the rich Morris Pearl, chair of the Patriotic Millionaires The…
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