Lendlease sues council that scrapped £2bn housing deal

By Jordan Marshall2018-11-08T07:00:00

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But Haringey says its agreement was conditional and only owes contractor £500,000 for half the costs

Lendlease has begun the legal action it threatened against Haringey council, which over the summer scrapped the controversial £2bn housing plan the pair signed last year.

The north London borough voted in July to bin the Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV), a joint venture created by the previous Labour administration, which planned to build around 6,000 homes.

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