LONDON-Pundits at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels say that London could feel the worst knock-on effects of the terrorist attacks on the USA but continental European markets may yet stave off a prolonged downturn.

LONDON-A UK investor is backing a new hotel scheme on the outskirts of London. It's flying in the face of industry warnings about the hotels sector in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the USA.

LONDON-Pundits at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels say that London could feel the worst knock-on effects of the terrorist attacks on the USA but continental European markets may yet stave off a prolonged downturn.

LONDON-Rupert Murdoch's News International is the first tenant at a new scheme in London's second biggest industrial area. The publisher of The Sun and Times newspapers is leasing nearly 24,000 sf of space.

LONDON-British house prices went up nearly 3% in September, the highest monthly increase since June 1993. New research by building society Nationwide puts prices 15% higher last month than in September 2000.