David Callaghan
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Premier Inn to open in Germany
Whitbread is to open a Premier Inn hotel in Frankfurt, Germany, which will be its first venture into the European hotel market.
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Mortgage lending fell last month
The total amount of mortgage lending dropped in September to £17.8bn from £18bn in August, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
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Cala to triple sales in two years
Housebuilder Cala said it planned to triple its sales within two years.
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Equity release figure breaks record
The amount of equity released by households between July and September was the largest in any quarter since records began in 2002.
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Primark reveals US expansion plans
Primark has reached a deal to open seven shops within Sears stores in the United States.
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Balfour needs extra £50m to convert stadium
Balfour Beatty is believed to have requested an extra £50m to complete the conversion of the London Olympic stadium for use by West Ham United.
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Spirit to accept Greene King’s offer
Pub chain Spirit said it was willing to accept a purchase offer from rival Greene King of 109.5p per share.
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Homeowners face £3k Labour mansion tax bill
People with property worth between £2-3m will have to pay an annual charge of £3,000 under Labour’s mansion tax proposals.
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Chaps problem hits house sales
A technical problem with the Bank of England’s payment system that supports Chaps jeopardised house transactions yesterday.
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Wolseley may bid for bathroom firm
Building materials company Wolseley is considering a £100m bid for high street retailer Better Bathrooms.
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Balfour spends £1bn with small firms
Balfour Beatty has called on other large companies to follow its lead and pledge to spend more money with small and medium sized firms.
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Aldi chiefs give rare interview
Aldi’s joint managing directors Matthew Barnes and Roman Heini reveal their expansion plans in a rare interview with the Sunday Times.