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Skanska sees Brexit toll on non-housing construction

  Bloomberg Skanska AB, the Swedish construction company that built the City of London’s landmark Gherkin building, lowered its outlook for U.K. non-residential construction after the country voted to leave the European Union. “Ahead of the Brexit vote, private developers were in a wait-and-see mode and refrained from starting projects — that cautiousness has continued after the referendum,” Chief Executive ...

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Brexit blues: London home presales dip by 34 percent

  Bloomberg Sales of London homes under construction slumped 34 percent in the second quarter as the prospect of a vote to leave the European Union damped demand already hurt by higher taxes. The number of residences sold before completion fell to about 4,600 from 6,974 a year earlier, according to data compiled by researcher Molior London . A spokesman ...

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China’s Wanda to sell Madrid project at € 272 million

  Shanghai / AFP China’s property giant Wanda, owned by the country’s richest man Wang Jianlin, has signed an MOU to sell a historic Madrid skyscraper to a Spanish developer for €272 million, the company said. Wanda plans to sell all shares of Wanda Madrid Development, which holds the 25-storey Edificio Espana, to Spain’s property developer Baraka Global Investment, its ...

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