In the news this morning, shopping centre owner Hammerson has been accused of understating its true debt position and Richard Tice’s Quidnet Capital is suing its former partner.
Elsewhere, some familiar names appear on a list of second round bidders for a £350m portfolio of pubs put up for sale by the company formerly known as Enterprise Inns, while the dismal start to the Christmas shopping season claims an early victim.
Five things you might have missed last week
HS2 chiefs accused of ‘robbing’ property owners to slash costs
Construction giant Laing O’Rourke faces questions over crucial funding
Laura Ashley prepares to close stores, Blue Inc collapses
Property prices drop by £10,000 in two months
Brexiteer Richard Tice fights Trump ally for ‘unpaid’ fees
Hammerson accused of masking debts
