Helen Ozolins
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Bovis set to abandon high-volume model
WEEKEND PAPERS: Bovis Homes is expected to abandon its high-volume model and go more upmarket in a turnaround programme likely to be revealed alongside interim results this week.
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HS2 rejects nearly half of applications to sell homes
HS2 has rejected nearly half of the applications to sell homes submitted under its need to sell scheme.
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Ugly homes risk killing off goodwill in local communities
WEEKEND PAPERS: Plans for a million extra homes by the end of the decade risk killing any sense of goodwill in local communities if the buildings are inappropriate, the chairman…
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PM urged to be bold on housing
Prime minister Theresa May is being urged to take a firm stance on measures to address the housing crisis.
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Boden reports rise in earnings
Online clothes retailer Boden reported a 9.6% rise in pretax profit last year, to £26.2m, while sales were 9% higher at £308m.
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Restaurant chain Filmore & Union plans expansion
WEEKEND PAPERS: Restaurant and deli chain Filmore & Union will use a £3.5m investment from the Business Growth Fund to finance expansion.
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Germany’s Real IS pays €45.6m for Cork’s Capitol building
WEEKEND PAPERS: German property company Real IS has paid €45.6m to acquire Cork’s Capitol building for a German pension fund.
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Read this morning’s papers: Scotland needs new towns/Poundland pays £1 rent for Nuneaton store
Round-up of today’s top property stories with quick links to the nationals.
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Up to eight new towns needed in Scotland
As many as eight new towns could be needed in Scotland to address the country’s housing crisis, according to the Scottish Conservative leader, Ruth Davidson.
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Poundland agrees £1 deal for Nuneaton store
Poundland has agreed a deal with Nuneaton and Bedworth borough council to rent a shop on Queen’s Road at £1 over two years.
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BoE’s Saunders calls for modest rise in rates
A modest rise in interest rates in needed to counter rising inflation, Michael Saunders, a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, said.
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Theale floating homes refused permission over threat to nightingales
West Berkshire council has refused planning permission for a development of floating homes, designed to offer protection against the threat of flooding.