Sir John Ritblat is stepping down on a high note.After presiding over a significant increase in his company's share price, the chairman of British Land, has told the real estate manager's board he ...

Simply sign up to the Property sector myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Sir John Ritblat is starting to sound like a seasoned educationalist. Fifteen minutes into an interview and ...

Sir John Ritblat has built British Land into an £18bn company Shareholders gave him a standing ovation when they heard of his departure from the £18bn FTSE100 company. Hardly surprising - after ...

Sir John Ritblat, the grand old man of British property, today warned that the downturn in the market will last longer than he predicted just two months ago as the credit crunch continues to bite.

Sir John Ritblat: Lehman collapse has cost as much as wars and conflict. 14 September 13. In retrospect the shock of Lehman Brothers was a dual disaster as it seemed inconceivable at the time that the ...

As the UK wins its first ever Olympic medal on the snow, Ciara Sutton asks one of the key figures behind sponsorship of the British Alpine Ski Team, property millionaire Sir John Ritblat, why he ...

Sir John Ritblat, the grand old man of British property, warned that the downturn in the market will last longer than he predicted just two months ago as the credit crunch continues to bite.

SCHOOLS provider Alpha Plus, chaired by property grandee Sir John Ritblat, yesterday became the latest company to tap the retail bond market to help raise £40m and pay down shareholder debt.

Property veteran Sir John Ritblat is preparing to raise funds through a 5.75% bond issue in order to pay down shareholder debts, secured against part of his £131m Alpha Plus education portfolio.

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Kingfisher has eased the pressure on its dividend with its first major property deal, raising £198m cash from the sale of seven B&Q stores to the property group British Land.