The move is seen as an attempt to curtail the number of holiday and retirement homes within the national park as well as speculative building.

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Profit margins are already higher than peers and margin expansion is likely based on decreased incentives and a movement away from speculative home building.

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Rents in the rebuilt city center are expected to rise sharply to offset the high cost of building offices on a speculative basis.

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