LONDON-Winterthur Life UK, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse, has acquired the 42,000-sf Dextra Court at Chapel Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire. It paid around pounds 4.5 million ($7.24 million)
LONDON-Total gross mortgage lending by major British banks to the UK private sector remained strong in November, rising by UK GBP14.4 billion ($23.2 billion), according to figures released by the British Bankers Association.
LONDON-The UK capital retains its title as world's most expensive office location. That's the conclusion of DTZ's sixth annual Global Office Occupancy Costs survey
LONDON-If you own agricultural land, you're going to have to scrabble about in the muck to make any money in 2003. Land agent FPDSavills says that farming looks like it's dying a slow death.
LONDON-The British housebuying public is ignoring warnings about a house price crash. That's the conclusion of the latest research into the residential market by the Woolwich building society.
LONDON-Shopping centres and retail outlets saw an 11.3% decrease in shopper numbers on Christmas Eve but an 8.6% increase on Boxing Day (26 December) this year compared to the same days in 2001, according to figures released by the FootFall Index.