Lendlease says legal action looming after Haringey vote last month

By Dave Rogers and Hamish Champ2018-08-08T06:00:00

Source: Mark Kerrison / Alamy Stock Photo

Contractor’s Europe boss says firm ’seeking legal advice’ after £2bn JV with north London council was pulled three weeks ago

Lendlease has put Haringey council on notice that it is looking at legal action after the council ditched the controversial housing plan the pair had agreed 18 months ago.

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

Lendlease’s chief executive of Europe, Dan Labbad, who spoke at the council meeting three weeks ago, said the firm had spent the time since consulting its lawyers.

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