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Construction companies to appeal bid-rig fines

Fines for widespread bid-rigging following one of Britain's biggest competition enquiries will be challenged in court

Nationwide cautious on housing as profits fall

UK's biggest building society says recovery will be protracted as first-half profits more than halve to £117m

Mortgage and housebuilding figures offer hope

Council of Mortgage Lenders said lending rose to an estimated £13.5bn, which it attributed to a pick-up in mortgages

Paul Sheffield, chief executive-elect, Kier

Construction group has bucked trend by choosing a new boss from within the ranks. His experience could be what is needed

October mortgage lending rises 5 per cent

CML reports home loans increased to £13.5 billion but says the rise is in line with the seasonal average

Hotel snapped up amid £1bn of bids

Park Inn London, formerly known as the Bonnington, in Bloomsbury sold to Crimson Hotels for more than £45 million

Wolseley’s profits tumble by 50 per cent

Building industry continues to suffer effects of the recession, though the rate of decline in the UK has slowed

Barratt hopes eco-village will be first of many

It is hoped that Britain's first zero-carbon development will be a blueprint for all future new-build properties

Land Securities plans £700 million scheme

Commercial property sector will recover in 'ripples', says chief executive, as company plans project in London's West End

Legal costs mount in Tchenguiz family row

Judge orders brothers to pay their brother-in-law an additional £100,000 in line with order on court costs

Drop in US home builds exposes fragile market

Figures show that housing starts dropped 10.6 per cent in October as homebuyers remained cautious about the market

Bovis to raise land value on market rebound

The housebuilder, which has axed more than half its workforce, now has cash to start buying new plots

Wolseley profits fall on 'challenging' outlook

The heating and plumbing supplier, which has cut 10,000 jobs since the downturn hit, reports profits down 45%

Women ready to break into the boardroom

Fifty of Britain's brightest businesswomen gathered at forum to introduce chairmen of top companies to potential executives