“Other cities had an inferiority complex, desperately trying to catch up by building something interesting,” says Peter Rees, former planning chief for the City of London Corporation.

The Safra Group said the acquisition is consistent with “our real estate strategy of investing in properties that are truly special, at the best locations within great cities”. The Gherkin ...

London’s City skyline of the future has been revealed, and it’s a massive clump of glass buildings lacking in beauty and artistic merit. The City of London Corporation last week revealed the ...