Bridget OConnell
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New orders give Barratt some home comfort
Britain’s biggest housebuilder shrugged off the paralysis gripping the property market to record a healthy increase in advance orders for its new homes. Fifteen weeks into its new financial year,…
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London leads house price slowdown
Average UK prices rise 3.2% but sluggish London property market sees fall of 0.2%
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Segro clears space for the relentless rise of Amazon
Group that specialises in warehouses is now UK’s largest property company by market capitalisation
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Fix business rates says Asos amid threat of digital sales tax
Online fashion retailer sees UK sales rise by 23% while bricks-and-mortar rivals flounder
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Construction of new homes at six-year low in London
Pace of housebuilding slows in UK capital due to uncertainty over Brexit and stamp duty changes
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Robert Tchenguiz promises to rebound after dropping legal battle
Flamboyant British property mogul plans to rebuild property empire
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MORNING NEWS: Boomerangs and ripple effects
Round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals
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US-style rented housing goes global as millennials flock to cities
Individual investors with small portfolios are being supplanted as landlords by global companies
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WPP ‘in advanced talks’ to buy FT HQ on London’s South Bank for £93m
Plans to put the building on the open market were delayed by WPP’s expression of interest
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Mortgage market lifted by loans for first-time purchases
Strains were showing in the rest of the mortgage market
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Bellway cashes in as house buyers get foot on ladder
The group warned Brexit uncertainty and its impact on consumer confidence posed challenges
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Cautious update by Merlin is one in the eye for bruised investors
Legoland operator suffers investor sell-off after disappointing summer