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Monthly construction output increased by 0.4% in volume terms in August, according to the Office of National Statistics. The latest data showed that this was the second consecutive monthly growth following the upwardly revised increase to 0.1% in July. August was also the second highest monthly value level at £15bn,
Vistry and rivals Countryside and Crest Nicholson enjoyed share gains after Kwasi Kwarteng revealed a boost for homebuyers and developers.
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s announcement of new stamp duty cuts received a mixed reaction from the mortgage market with some suggesting it is one of the chancellor’s “crowd-pleasing tricks” while others suggest he “swung his axe boldly”. The announcement saw a flurry of new stamp duty thresholds for first-time buyers
Raising the threshold to £250,000 means that a third of all homes currently for sale are now completely exempt from stamp duty in England, up from 7 per cent when the threshold was £125,000
Andre Coley has stepped down as head coach of the Jamaica senior men's cricket team. The 47-year-old Coley, a former national wicketkeeper, has taken up duty as West Indies A head coach and as a memb...