Helen Ozolins
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Retail sales down 0.2% in August
Retail sales fell less than expected in August, down 0.2% on the month, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.
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Call to replace HS2 with conventional line to save money
Ministers should consider replacing the HS2 project with a conventional, slower railway line following the same route, the chairman of the Treasury select committee, Andrew Tyrie, said.
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BoE leaves rates unchanged
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold yesterday, a month after cutting rates to a record-low 0.25%.
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Mortgage lending drops in July
Mortgage lending fell sharply in the month immediately following the Brexit vote, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show.
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Galliford Try cautiously optimistic
Housebuilder Galliford Try is cautiously optimistic about the future, with sales now higher than a year ago.
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Empiric targets housing for second- and third-year undergrads
Empiric Student Property is looking at the option of providing affordable rental accommodation to second- and third-year university students, its chief executive, Paul Hadaway, said.
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Irish government to hold inquiry into Nama loan sale
The Irish government is to hold an inquiry into the sale by the National Asset Management Agency of its Northern Ireland loan portfolio.
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UK pub numbers continuing to fall
The number of UK pubs is continuing to fall, although the pace has now slowed, the editor of the Campaign for Real Ale’s 2017 Good Beer Guide says.
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Poundbury ‘s Buckingham Palace
Strathmore House, the centrepiece of Prince Charles’ Poundbury development and his tribute to the late Queen Mother, bears a remarkable similarity to her former residence, Buckingham Palace.
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Pure Gym to list
Pure Gym plans to list on the London Stock Exchange and is looking to raise £190m.
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Unemployment rate unchanged at 4.9%
Employment rose by 174,000 in the three months to July, while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9%.
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UK house prices up 8.3%
UK house prices rose by 8.3% on the year in July, to £217,000, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed.