City of London’s tallest building to be built despite Brexit vote
After delay over referendum result owners confirm 278-metre tower at 22 Bishopsgate will go ahead
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Santa comes to Selfridges early – and he’s everywhere
From setting off confetti cannons to unveiling more than a dozen festive windows, Oxford Street’s top draw launches its Christmas campaign
HSBC winds down private banking operation in Monaco
Move completes effort to reduce services to wealthy after tax scandals at Swiss arm and dealings with Panamanian law firm
Sales of luxury London properties collapsed by 86% in past year
Developers scale down most opulent projects, with newbuilds divided into smaller homes, as increased taxes blamed
Salvador Dalí’s lobster telephone and Mae West lips sofa to be sold at auction
Renowned surrealist artworks among hundreds of objects from Edward James foundation to be sold by Christie’s
A bigger splash: 35kg book of David Hockney’s artworks costs £1,750
Limited edition tome weighing in at 35kg has 450 prints dating back to 1953 – and a stand in the artist’s trademark colours