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(Bloomberg) — Australian real estate listing provider REA Group Ltd. presented a £5.6 billion ($7.3 billion) takeover proposal for Rightmove Plc that was rejected by the UK’s biggest property portal by market value. REA, part of media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s empire, made a preliminary cash-and-stock proposal valued at 705 pence …

By Joe Hoppe ITV PLC and Royal Mail PLC are set to drop out of the FTSE 100 index in the quarterly reshuffle and Centrica PLC, which owns British Gas, and Unite Group PLC, the student accommodation provider, are set to be promoted from the midcap FTSE 250 to London’s …

Love is always in the air in the tenderly titled town of Lover. A small community in South West England’s Wiltshire county, the village’s name is actually pronounced like “low-ver” but that doesn’t stop hopeless romantics from moving there just so they can call the poetically named place their home. …

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The U.K.’s postal delivery service was outshining the FTSE 100 index on Thursday, after Royal Mail reported better-than-expected results, with home builders also rising, though energy companies were tugging at the downside as oil prices fell. The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.48% dipped 0.2% to 7,629, losing around 1% for …

The final penthouse in a converted Edwardian development in north London was revealed on Friday with a price tag of £4.3 million (US$5.6 million). The three-bedroom, four-bathroom penthouse has a private rooftop garden with an infinity pool, plus far-reaching views of the city. It’s one of 11 penthouses in the …

British shopping mall operator Hammerson was the most shorted U.K.-listed company in July, with 13.9% of its stock held short by nine investment firms. Hedge fund Caxton Europe held the largest short position with 4.33% of Hammerson’s shares, as of July 15, according to new research from exchange-traded fund provider …

British shopping mall operator Hammerson was the most shorted U.K.-listed company in July, with 13.9% of its stock held short by nine investment firms. Hedge fund Caxton Europe held the largest short position with 4.33% of Hammerson’s shares, as of July 15, according to new research from exchange-traded fund provider …

As spring finally comes to the U.K., it seems there are some welcome green shoots in the property market, too.  After years in the doldrums, activity began to increase in the latter part of 2019, and then got much busier after the general election on Dec. 12, according to Marcus …

The pound and U.K.-exposed stocks fell on Wednesday as renewed fears of a hard Brexit spooked investors. The FTSE 100 UKX, +0.21%  made slight gains but the …