Bridget OConnell
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HS2 under fire over ‘aggressive’ tactics on purchased land
High-speed rail line undervaluing property then failing to cough up, say lawyers.
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Value of UK property market falls £26.9bn as house prices stagnate
A fall in the number of rental properties available has pushed rents up.
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MoD property deal ‘could cost taxpayer up to £5bn’
MPs criticise 1996 deal to sell off military homes to group managed by Guy Hands.
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Brexit, budgets and building apply brake to house prices
PWC says that house price growth is set to slow in 2018 compared with a rise of 4.5% in the previous 12 months.
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Presidents Club trio failed in duties, says watchdog
Critical report by Charity Commission finds protection of female staff was inadequate.
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MORNING NEWS: Whitehall, Manchester and the movies
Round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals.
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West Midlands is ‘bright spot’ for house prices as UK-wide growth drops to five-year low
Heightened economic uncertainty blamed for dragging the market.
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Secondhand homes market cools
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said its members were reporting that sales activity in Britain’s housing market remains subdued.
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Oxford Properties buys £600m slice of build-to-rent operator Get Living
Oxford Properties, which has a global portfolio and was involved in a record-breaking deal last year when it sold its stake in London’s Cheesegrater skyscraper, has joined Get Living, which…
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Barratt Developments rejects slowdown fears
Sector continues to benefit from favourable mortgage rates and Help to Buy scheme.
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Former boss of Carillion hits back at ‘misleading’ select committee report
Former Carillion boss and KPMG chairman hit back at MPs in charge of the inquiry into the collapse of Carillion.
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Outgoing GPE chair confirmed as new Sainsbury’s non-executive chair
Martin Scicluna to replace David Tyler as supermarket chain’s new non-executive chairman.