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Barratt profits drop amid budget uncertainty and subdued buyer demand

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Residents kept awake by 'noisy' heating unit beneath tower block

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Barratt cautions over ‘limited growth’ as tax hike fears weigh on buyer demand

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Dealmaking slumps in UK amid higher taxes and trade uncertainty

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FTSE 100 gains 6% in 2024 despite ‘lack of enthusiasm’ for UK stock markets

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Barratt profits crumble as high mortgage rates and inflation hit housebuilding

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FTSE bounces higher amid rises for housebuilders and miners

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Barratt’s £2.5bn buyout of Redrow set to complete despite watchdog’s concerns

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Bellway abandons £720m takeover deal for rival Crest Nicholson

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London’s FTSE closes lower despite improved afternoon trading

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Barratt ‘must address local competition concerns’ before £2.5bn Redrow buyout

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Crest Nicholson considers higher £700m takeover approach from rival Bellway

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Berkeley Group expected to post falling profit amid housing market woes

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Crest Nicholson says it rejected multiple takeover offers by rival Bellway

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Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud says UK property market ‘broken and dysfunctional’

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FTSE drops as US court case dents Reckitt’s shares

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CMA must tackle the top threat to fair housing market: planning

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Competition watchdog investigates £2.5 billion housebuilder merger

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Over 500 households released from contracts that doubled ground rents

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CMA says top housebuilders ‘share commercially sensitive information’

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What the papers say – February 8

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Shares fall in the City as Barratt and Sainsbury’s weigh on indexes

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Housebuilder giant Barratt in surprise £2.5 billion offer for Redrow

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Redrow hit by ‘subdued’ autumn housing market

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FTSE 100 avoids steep drop after GDP figures disappoint

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Redrow guides profits to fall as mortgage crisis hits home sales

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Redrow sees annual profits fall and warns over earnings in year ahead

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Five major housebuilders sign up to post-Grenfell cladding pledge

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House market nears ‘new, natural level’ as consumer confidence returns

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