All articles by Tom Bill – Page 2
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NewsMears teams up with British Gas on housing contracts
Partnership will see joint bids on social housing repair and maintenance contracts
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NewsBovis Lend Lease shakes up top team
North of England boss Tony Lenehan exits as Julian Daniel takes over as boss of England and Wales
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NewsRedrow to make move into London housing market
Housebuildiner aims to buy up to four sites by next summer as part of turnaround plan
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NewsConnaught's failed £50m rescue deal: more details
Sources suggest the banks were wary of the firm’s optimistic figures
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NewsTony Carey makes sharp exit from Berkeley Group
Managing director of St George division departs with immediate effect
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NewsConnaught accounts had £42m black hole
Only half of social housing firm’s work in progress is recoverable after “optimistic” accounting uncovered
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Barratt: housing dip ‘not double dip’
Mark Clare, chief executive of housebuilder Barratt, has said a drop in reservations since the end of June is in line with seasonal trends and not the start of a double-dip housing recession
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NewsUnited House profit up 78% as London proves resilient
Turnover jumps 13% at social housing specialist helped by contractor-developer-investor model
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Connaught felled by banks' refusal of £50m rescue deal
Administrator summons interested parties to fire sale talks after social housing firm collapses
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NewsBanks rejected £50m three-year rescue plan for Connaught
Source close to the rescue talks said lenders refused to find the money within a month to fund rescue package
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NewsSteady as she goes for Barratt despite reservations dip
Drop is in line with seasonal trend, says housebuilder
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NewsConnaught slips into administration
Social housing contractor fails to find funding to secure survival
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NewsConnaught environment and compliance arms to be kept out of administration
Social housing business will hive off two profitable arms for sale
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NewsBankers refuse to bail out Connaught
Shares suspended as social housing group teeters on the edge of administration
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NewsStyles & Wood halfway through recovery plan
Fit-out firm climbs out of trouble as order book swells - but market remains tough
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NewsCapita thwarted in move to buy Cyril Sweett
Consultant hunts for alternatives as Sweett’s £5.4m Chinese deal wrecks takeover talks
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NewsGrowth in construction activity slows for third month
Survey shows third successive month of slowdown for industry
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NewsCrest banks start £500m debt talks as bid hopes die
Housebuilder may seek fresh capital as it parts ways with deal adviser Morgan Stanley
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NewsLaing O'Rourke closes UAE arm and axes 17,500 staff
Contractor blames decline of Abu Dhabi venture as employee numbers tumble to 18,222 from 35,753
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NewsUK infrastructure boosts Costain turnover 5%
Contractor’s pre-tax profit for first six months rises 19% as it builds on rail and highway contract wins