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Net lending positive
Net lending turned positive for the first eight months of 2009, totalling £5.5bn
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South-west delay
The government will delay the South-west spatial strategy for the second time, after the High Court ruled that it did not carry out an adequate strategic environmental assessment in May.
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6,000 Bolton homes
The Homes and Communities Agency announced plans to build 6,000 new homes in Bolton through the Transforming Estates initiative
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NewsBermondsey grows up
The £18m Eyot Heights development is part of the second phase of Levitt Bernstein’s masterplan for Bermondsey in south London
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Persimmon is hiring again
Housebuilder Persimmon has hired 50 people to work on sites across the country in the past two months and is on the lookout for at least 20 more employees
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West Midlands eco-town fails sustainability checks
The planning inspectorate has rejected proposals to build the Middle Quinton eco-town in Stratford-upon-Avon
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NewsPut money in their purses
Allowing councils to pocket the taxes from the sale of new homes would ensure they are much more supportive of development
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TfL admits fate of Victoria upgrade is in balance
The head of Transport for London has admitted that “discussions” are under way over the future of the £695m Victoria station upgrade project
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£4bn public sector consultants framework is delayed
A £4bn government framework for consultants has been hit by delays after been swamped by applications
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NewsSpringing up
Treasury Holdings, the developer of Battersea Power Station, has secured planning permission for the €800m (£700m) regeneration of Ballymun in north Dublin on behalf of Real Estate Opportunities
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England 'short of million homes'
Report co-authored by ex-Barratt boss reveals how a financial crisis is becoming a housing crisis
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Help for innovation
Business secretary Peter Mandelson said in his conference speech that he would “put finance at the service of industry” by opening channels to deliver private funds to innovative, fast-growing companies.
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Greener houses
Housing minister John Healey is in talks with climate change secretary Ed Miliband about a programme to retro-fit insulation and other energy efficiency measures to homes to improve their environmental performance.
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Nuclear defence
Climate secretary Ed Miliband made an impassioned case for the construction of nuclear power stations
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NewsLabour: We are the party of public spending
Conference speakers promise to maintain funding for rail, nuclear, homes and green technology
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NewsParty animals: What Hansom made of the conference
Since losing office to Boris Johnson last year, former London mayor Ken Livingstone has at times appeared at a loss as to how to occupy his spare time. This week in Brighton, fresh from his weekend wedding at London Zoo, he appeared perplexed as to where to find lunch
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NewsApollo Group chief executive makes shock exit
Rob McGregor, who left for ‘personal reasons’, has been replaced by former chief operating officer
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NewsCitywatch: Don't get too comfy
Bearing in mind that housebuilders spectacularly failed to notice that the housing market was heading towards a cliff edge two years ago, why are investors buying into this sudden talk of recovery and sending share prices skywards? The short answer is that nobody knows
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Hays fumes at 'wholly disproportionate' fine
Recruitment firm Hays is considering appealing against a £30m fine imposed by the Office of Fair Trading after its Hays Construction and Property arm was found guilty of colluding with rivals to fix prices
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HCA refuses to rule out blacklist of OFT firms
The chief executive of the Homes and Communities Agency has refused to rule out blacklisting contractors found guilty in the Office of Fair Trading’s inquiry into tender malpractice