Category Archives: Urban Splash

Brick by Brick ‘sweetheart’ sale could have cost another £45m

Posted on November 3, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: The latest report from government-appointed inspectors assigned to check on the council finances reveals that a sweetheart deal to sell failed house-builders Brick by Brick to a Manchester developer could have cost the bankrupt borough another £45m. … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick and the 18 documents officers want kept secret

Posted on May 24, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Not for the first time, elected councillors have been denied vital information about Town Hall deals. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Conservatives have “called in” for extra scrutiny three multi-million-pound deals intended to off-load the council’s loss-making … Continue reading →

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Bricking it: Buss pushes for £30m deal to buy 104 flats

Posted on May 14, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Making Brick by Brick an attractive proposition to a corporate buyer is a Mission Impossible which would defeat Tom Cruise. Croydon’s solution? A package of deals that could cost another £110m. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Chris Buss, … Continue reading →

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Council to pick up £69.2m costs of failed Fairfield Halls refurb

Posted on May 11, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE, on the latest council bail-out for Brick by Brick over the bungled and unfinished refurbishment of the borough’s major arts centre Croydon’s cash-strapped council is to step in and pick up another … Continue reading →

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Making a Splash: big bailouts behind Brick by Brick’s buyers

Posted on May 8, 2021 by insidecroydon

STEVEN DOWNES reports on the colourful character behind the business which is set to buy up Croydon’s loss-making house-building company The company tipped to take failed housing company Brick by Brick off Croydon Council’s hands has broken loan covenants and … Continue reading →

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Going to the lowest, only bidder: council finds buyer for BxB

Posted on May 7, 2021 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council could have to pay at least another £40million in order to sell off Brick by Brick, the Labour-controlled local authority’s failed housing developer which bankrupted the Town Hall. And the multi-million-pound spending on the … Continue reading →

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