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World’s tallest and thinnest observation tower opens in England today. The British Airway i360 takes passengers to 450 feet in a glass and steel round pod and offers up 360-degree views extending up to 26 miles of Brighton and the coastline. The i360’s pole has a diameter of only 3.9 meters, or 12.8 feet, at its widest point, with a height-to-width ratio of 40:1, which also makes it the thinnest observation tower in the world. The glass pod measures 18 meters, or 59 feet, in diameter and can accommodate up to 200 passengers at a time. There is also a visitor’s center dubbed the Beach Building at its base that features a 400-seat restaurant, gift shop, children’s play area, and exhibition and event space. A 400-seat restaurant, gift shop, children’s play area, and exhibition #Brighton 's new visitor attraction #i360 opens today! Chief executive @jonathanshar enjoyed his flight @BA_i360 pic.twitter.com/cCDirewxZT — coast2capital (@coast2capital) Aug...

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September 2015 sees 72,930 house purchase approvals, up almost 20% since September last year Growth takes house purchase approvals to highest level since January 2014 (the last month of support for mortgage lending via the Bank of England’s Funding for Lending Scheme) Small deposit lending hits the highest levels seen since October 2008 – now accounting for 18.1% of all purchase approvals The number of house purchase mortgage approvals has risen by 19.8% over the last twelve months, to reach a twenty-month high, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor from e.surv, the UK’s largest chartered surveyor. This represents the highest monthly total since January 2014 – the last month when the Bank of England offered support to mortgage lenders via the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS). September 2015 has seen 72,930 house purchase lending approvals, while in January 2014 there were 75,691 approvals. Since the previous month of August, which saw 71,030 house purchase approvals, ...

HALF YEAR RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 >  18 AUGUST 2015 Persimmon  announces half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2015. Highlights ·   Profit before tax increased 31% to £272.8m (2014: £208.9m) ·      Revenue up 11% to £1.33bn (2014: £1.20bn) ·   Legal completions increased 7% to 6,855 new homes sold (2014: 6,408), average selling price increased 4% to £194,378 (2014: £186,970) ·   Further expansion of underlying operating margin* to 20.5% (2014: 17.7%), an increase of 280bps ·   Return on average capital employed** increased by 27% to 27.5% (2014: 21.7%) ·   Strong land investment with 11,539 plots of land secured in the period bringing consented land bank to 92,404 plots ·    Continued success in securing planning consent for the Group's strategic land bank with 2,974 plots converted in the period ·   Net free cash ...

BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 Strong financial performance and dividend growth reflect successful delivery of strategy Bovis Homes Group PLC today announces its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2015. Financial and operational highlights for H1 2015 H1 2015 H1 2014 Change Revenue £350.7m £322.1m +9% Operating profit £54.3m £51.2m +6% Net profit * £56.0m £51.3m +9% Net profit margin 16.0% 15.9% +0.1ppts Profit before tax £53.8m £49.4m +9% Basic earnings per share 32.1p 28.8p +11% Dividend per share 13.7p 12.0p +14% Return on capital employed ** 15.6% 13.4% +2.2ppts Net debt £58.8m £45.3m * Net profit is operating profit plus Group share of joint venture profits **Return on capital employed ("ROCE") is net profit for 12 months to 30 June divided by average of actual opening and closing invested capital Record n...