Round-up │ 1 November

MPs vote ten to one in favour of the High Speed 2 (Preparation) Bill, which releases funds to pay for surveys, buy property and compensate evicted residents, Construction Enquirer • Chancellor George Osborne considers Capital Gains Tax for foreign buyers to take heat out of London housing boom,   Telegraph. Osborne refuses to comment on Radio 4 Today programme, ahead of the Autumn Statement in December • Research by EC Harris finds that the "Build to rent" housing model is viable in over 50% of English local authorities, despite rising land prices, Building. But four-fifths of these are outside London, Building.