Bridget OConnell
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Construction growth falters as Brexit uncertainty puts projects on hold
The Purchasing Managers’ Index in December came in at 52.8, the weakest since September
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Don’t blame planning system for the housing crisis, developers told
Figures show councils speeding through applications at their fastest rate in over a decade
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Record turnover for Caprice Holdings, owner of The Ivy
Restaurant group reports 2.1% like-for-like annual sales growth
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Whitbread pours cash into pension pot after Costa sale
One-off payment of up to £380m releases Costa from its obligations to the fund
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Christmas sales bring good cheer to Next
Retailer reports sales growth but surge in costly web orders will hit annual profits
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Shop prices on rise despite big discounts
BRC and Nielsen figures show price inflation rose 0.3% in December
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MORNING NEWS: Unintended consequences and festive financial figures
Round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals
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Christmas brings cheer to John Lewis
Department store chain reports 4.5% year-on-year increase in sales in final week of 2018
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Foreign investors defy fears of exodus with offices deals
London office investment market one third above long-term average in 2018
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Warning of more store closures on high street
Begbies Traynor chair expects “a lot of retail fallout” in Q1
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First-time buyer levels at highest since 2006, research finds
Half of all new home loans have been issued to people buying their first property
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UK housing market is a ‘goldmine’ for wealthy foreign buyers
Sales of houses worth over £10m tripled after sterling slumped following Brexit vote