Business

Long-awaited legislation to abolish England's "feudal" leasehold property system will be published in the second half of next year, the government has confirmed in a major update for the millions of people affected.Read More

Lomond Group, the chain of lettings agents owned by an arm of Britain's biggest high street lender, is to change hands in a deal worth about £450m.Read More

Cambridge University's wealthiest college is putting the long-term lease of London's O2 arena up for sale.Read More

Apax Partners is leading the race to buy the accountancy arm of Evelyn Partners - a move expected to revive one of the sector's best-known names.Read More

Government borrowing rose to £17.4bn last month - the second highest October figure since monthly records began, official figures show.Read More

A former boss of Six Nations Rugby is to step down as head of the commercial operations of French football’s top flight after just two years.Read More

Jay Rayner, one of Britain’s most prominent restaurant critics, is leaving The Observer after 25 years amid an escalating backlash against the sale of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to Tortoise Media.Read More

Dozens of partners at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Britain's biggest accountancy firm, will next month take early retirement as its new boss takes steps to boost its performance.Read More

The private equity firm Cinven is in advanced talks to buy a major stake in Grant Thornton UK in a deal that would rank among the most significant ever struck in Britain's audit sector.Read More