Revealed: The high street retailers that collapsed in 2018 January 7, 2019 To many analysts, 2018 was seen as the year the death knell was sounded for the high street, with the number of retailers falling into administration rising for the second year in a row, according to Deloitte. A total of 125 retailers collapsed last year and there was a 53 per cent increase in Company [...]
Jones Lang LaSalle makes a splash but CEO Guy Grainger misses out at charity triathlon July 7, 2014 Property titan Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) held its annual charity triathlon on Friday at Dorney Lake near Windsor. An impressive 3,000 property bods took part, completing a 750m swim, 21km cycle and 5k run all in aid of Samaritans for whom the event raised £16,000. Sadly, triathlon nut and JLL chief exec Guy Grainger (who [...]
Grainger snaps up 61 homes in Kensington & Chelsea for £160m April 16, 2014 RESIDENTIAL landlord Grainger has bought a portfolio of homes in London’s golden postcodes of Kensington and Chelsea for £160m which it plans to refurbish. The company said yesterday it has purchased 61 freehold houses from Property Investments Limited located across nine streets in Knightsbridge and Chelsea. Of the 61 properties, 45 are regulated tenancies and [...]