Bridget OConnell
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MORNING NEWS: Turf wars and trends
Round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals
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London’s property ‘flippers’ forced to sell at a loss
A growing number of investors who bought new homes to sell on for a profit have been burnt
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Mortgages boosted by first-time buyers
First-time buyer numbers hit a 12-year high in 2018, according to UK Finance figures
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Asda sales slow ahead of verdict on Sainsbury’s merger
Supermarket chain’s sales still growing but at a slower rate
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InterContinental vows to ‘up its game’ in German turf war with Whitbread
Hotel chain faces growing competition from FTSE 100 peer in “strategic market”
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Is it grim up North? Not for buy-to-let landlords
Analysis of buy-to-let mortgage shows North West England has overtaken London and the South East
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Big Yellow adds two London sites to development pipeline
Deals takes pipeline of proposed new stores to 12
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MORNING NEWS: Industry hubs, hotels and homes
Round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals
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Council builds £1bn property portfolio to sidestep UK austerity
‘Cunning plan’ boosts income but is labelled ‘a massive gamble’ by opponents
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High street ‘not dead’ and has future as industry hub
Think-tank calls for shift away from reliance on retail outlets
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How sky-high rents forced people into imaginative alternatives
Tenants and others who found unusual ways to keep a roof over their head in an era of record costs
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UK house prices raised age of ownership by eight years since 1997
In 2018 buyers were 34 before half had bought their own home; in 1997 the age was 26