Martin Ford Monday, February 12, 2024

Croydon to wind down Brick by Brick

Croydon LBC’s mayor is set to give the go-ahead to officially wind down the council’s development firm Brick by Brick.

Jason Perry will be asked to greenlight the long-planned move at a meeting on Wednesday.

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