Finance News – Page 257
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NewsContingency funds of £95m released for Olympic village
Credit crunch means 50% of finance needed has yet to be secured
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NewsTaylor Wimpey appointment may bring forward refinancing deal
Christopher Rickard's banking experince could prove catalyst to talks
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NewsFMB survery shows fall in construction workload
All sectors of building industry are suffering, but private sector housing is hardest hit
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NewsEarly trading boosts construction industry stocks
Barratt, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon among the risers as confidence returns to the markets
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NewsMortgage lending down 63% on last year
Council of Mortgage Lenders says only 42,200 house purchase loans made in August
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NewsBellway reports 29% drop in profits and writedowns of £131m
Housebuilders feels effects of 'unprecedented swift change in housing market'
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NewsHow to set up business in India
India's bureaucracy is notorious, but the government is so keen to attract foreign firms to help build infrastructure that it is even cutting back on the red tape
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NewsHedge fund ditches UK housebuilders
Toscafund sells stake in Taylor Wimpey and could be mystery seller behind large transaction in Redrow shares
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Singapore enters recession
Construction growth slows to 6.8% in South-east Asia's wealthiest country
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NewsBarratt leads plunge in housebuilders' shares
Shares in UK construction firms lose up to one-quarter of value as stock market crashes down 400 points
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NewsBanks wary of pulling the plug on housebuilders
Few in industry expect major housebuilder casualty
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Mouchel rides out financial storm with 20% profit rise
Consultant Mouchel said it has been “relatively untouched” by the slump after posting a 20% rise in pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 July.
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Tolent shares tumble after profit warning
Delays in contract starts are blamed for lower second-half profit expectations
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NewsRevenue soars at Make Architects – as does directors' pay
Results for 2007 show pre-tax profits and the highest director’s pay are well above £1m mark
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NewsHouse prices fall another 1.3%
Halifax figures for September show eighth consecutive month-on-month drop
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NewsWren Homes raises £4m for extra care developments
Share issue and loan deal with Wainford Holdings gives retirement homes specialist a boost
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NewsCarillion on course with strong Middle East growth
Trading update also reports strong outlook based on continued focus on public sector and support services
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NewsCentral banks cut interest rates 0.5%
Bank of England joins five other central banks in coordinated move, bringing UK rate down to 4.5%
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Cyril Sweett releases half-year trading results
AIM-listed consultant says commercial and retail sectors have 'softened' but public sector and international work remain strong
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NewsHousebuilders' shares rally on news of £50bn bank rescue
Government plan to prop up UK banking sector could bring boost for mortgage lending