All Finance articles – Page 274
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Mortgage lending in May down 44%
Council of Mortgage Lenders says lending levels significantly lower than last year's figures
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NewsConnaught rides high in social housing market
Contractor's full-year results to be on target, with a booming order book this year
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NewsBalfour Beatty on board for £300m rail contract in Malaysia
Contractor’s share of joint venture work on Malaysian rail extension expected to be worth £160m
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NewsCredit crunch has spread to Europe, warns Savills
Financial squeeze now affecting many European markets, according to property consultants
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NewsPersimmon cuts 2,000 jobs as sales slump 31%
Housebuilder confirms redundancies as it reveals 31% lower sales and a 45% fall in reservations in first six months
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NewsTony Pidgley to receive £31m bonus package
Berkeley boss and three other directors are rumoured to have awarded themselves shares worth a total £60m
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NewsCity Lofts goes into administration
Developer becomes most high-profile casualty of the credit crunch
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NewsHousebuilders to issue gloomy trading updates
Persimmon, Bovis Homes, Redrow and Barratt to report disappointing figures to the City this week
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Morgan Sindall issues profit warning as market stays weak
Morgan Sindall has issued a profit warning for 2009 on the back of weak trading in the housing and fit-out markets.
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John Doyle performance down
John Doyle Group has posted a 6% drop in comparable turnover for the year ended 31 December 2007.
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Simons blames fall in turnover on project delays and downturn
Simons Group has posted a 33% fall in turnover for the year ended
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Berkeley still strong despite property slump
Berkeley Group is continuing to lead the rest of the UK housebuilding industry, according to the latest housebuilding profitability figures from BDO Stoy Hayward, writes Tom Bill.
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NewsChinese contractor goes all out to meet global goals
African and Middle Eastern economies provide platform for China State Construction’s expansion
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NewsCyril Sweett acquisition paves way for Asian expansion
Cyril Sweett is planning to expand into south-east Asia after its £5m acquisition of Burn Bridge Holdings in April.
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NewsBarratt makes 1,000 staff redundant
Troubled housebuilder tells staff it is shedding 15% of 6,500 workforce, closing two divisions and merging eight others
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NewsConstruction activity falls fastest for 11 years
Housebuilding reaches new low on purchasing managers' index as construction falls for fourth month in a row
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NewsGalliford Try shares leap as profits on target
Housing market downturn fails to dent profits as contractor says £60m-plus target will be met
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NewsTexas Pacific Group rumoured to bid for Taylor Wimpey
Media reports suggest private investment firm is ready to rescue housebuilder
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Housing slump hits product manufacturers
Heavy side products suffer sharpest slowdown in second quarter of 2008
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NewsCaroline Flint announces measures to combat housing downturn
Housing Corporation to offer developers larger upfront payments and buy unsold stock through national clearing house