Fire which tore through Grade II listed officers’ mess at Kengley Aerodrome ‘started deliberately’ – police

VIEW GALLERY A fire which ripped through a Grade II-listed building in Whyteleafe last month may have been started deliberately, police have said. The blaze destroyed a disused structure in Victor Beamish Avenue near Kenley Aerodrome at around 11pm on January 29. Ten fire crews from across Surrey tackled the blaze until the early hours - but the building, a former officers' mess, was left just a shell. And despite support from two water carriers, an aerial ladder platform and appliances Read more [...]

Grade II listed Warwickshire manor has seen many centuries of comings and goings

They certainly built things to last in the 16th century. Upton Manor in the village of Haselor in Warwickshire, can be traced back as far as the 1500s. Looking at the thick beams that support the ceiling and the rather magnificent vaulted ceiling in the family room, one can wonder about the families that have lived there over the centuries, what changes have been made and what they would still recognise about the house. The Grade II listed village house sits comfortably in the centre of Haselor Read more [...]

Europe’s listed revolution

A wave of European IPOs has made global listed property a reality – just as Europe begins to offer value, writes Gillian Tiltman Investors looking for a market that offers value and which is still only mid-way through its cycle might want to consider continental European real estate.I might have said the same thing in 2012 or 2009, but if you are the kind of investor that cannot hold bricks-and-mortar in your portfolio, or who prefers the liquidity of listed, that advice would have been useless Read more [...]

Bitcoin Group delays public listing on Australian Stock Exchange

The Bitcoin Group has delayed its public listing on the Australian Stock Exchange in order to provide further information about the currency to the exchange. The company has been seeking to become the second listed bitcoin entity in Australia. But the crypto currency operators have faced a series of setbacks and have now reportedly had six delays to the listing. Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that involves complex computer processing in order to generate more currency, in a processing known Read more [...]

Gitane Du Berlais stamps class on Listed heat at Naas – Racinguk.com

Gitane Du Berlais stamps class on Listed heat at Naas Sunday 7 February 2016 Gitane Du Berlais made it count from the front to claim the BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase as the 6-5 favourite at Naas.Trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by Ruby Walsh, the six-year-old old jumped pretty soundly in the Listed race over two miles and was not especially hard pressed to deny I'm All You Need by seven lengths.Carrigmoorna Read more [...]

NSE pitches for self-listing; Sebi firm on cross-listing rule

MUMBAI: Under pressure from shareholders to get listed, leading stock exchange NSE is pitching hard for self-listing but capital markets regulator Sebi is firm on its rule that only allows cross-listing of stock exchanges. As per Sebi regulations, which were put in place after recommendations of an expert panel and a long-drawn consultation process involving all stakeholders and the general public, a stock exchange can not list its shares on its own platform, but can get listed on another bourse. Read more [...]

Tracey Emin in planning row after submitting bid to knock down listed Spitalfields building

The 52-year-old submitted the plans to Tower Hamlets council last JulyFive-floor home in Spitalfields, London, would join on to her work studioTurner Prize nominee hopes to bring home and work life under one roofLocal authority expected to refuse and artist has appealed to InspectorateOne opponent has described Ms Emin's move as 'extremely aggressive' By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline Published: 18:19 GMT, 6 February 2016 | Updated: 19:02 GMT, 6 February 2016 Read more [...]

Tracey Emin in planning row after bid to knock down listed Spitalfields building

The 52-year-old submitted the plans to Tower Hamlets council last JulyFive-floor home in Spitalfields, London, would join on to her work studioTurner Prize nominee hopes to bring home and work life under one roofLocal authority expected to refuse and artist has appealed to InspectorateOne opponent has described Ms Emin's move as 'extremely aggressive' By Alexander Robertson For Mailonline Published: 18:19 GMT, 6 February 2016 | Updated: 23:57 GMT, 6 February 2016 Read more [...]

UK govt anti-extremism adviser listed as terrorist in secret database

Maajid Nawaz, 38, born in Essex to a Pakistani family, is now a vocal critic of Islamist radicalism in Britain. He also advised three of the UK’s prime ministers – Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron – on how to tackle extremism, and even discussed the issues with George W. Bush.Co-founder of anti-extremist NGO, the Quilliam Foundation, Nawaz also contributes to international mainstream media as an expert and outspoken critic of Islamism.However, the secretive World-Check database, owned Read more [...]