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UK builders to pay £100m to housing programmes

Seven UK housing developers have agreed to pay a total of £100m to affordable housing programmes in Britain following a competition watchdog investigation into potentially anticompetitive behaviour.

Business • 09 Jul

HSBC is predicting a 20% slump in UK housing demand for a year from this autumn

UK housing stocks slump as HSBC warns of downturn

Shares in British housebuilders' index tumbled to a near nine-year low today after analysts at HSBC warned that the country is on the cusp of a housing downturn.

Business • 02 Sep 22

Berkeley operates mainly in London, Birmingham and the South of England

Berkeley raises profit outlook as sales recover

Berkeley Group has raised its annual profit outlook, after sales recovered to pre-Covid levels on strong demand in an under-supplied UK housing market that helped the high-end homebuilder post higher interim profit.

Business • 08 Dec 21

Berkeley is one of Britain's biggest housebuilders by market value

Berkeley flags hits from new lockdown and Brexit

Berkeley Group said today the coming months would be crucial to gauge the impact of new Covid-19 lockdowns and Brexit, after posting a 16.6% fall in first-half profit as home sales were dented by the pandemic.

Business • 04 Dec 20

The Berkeley Group sold fewer homes at lower prices in a Brexit hit real-estate market

Berkeley's first-half profit slumps on Brexit woes

British homebuilder Berkeley Group has today reported a slump in first-half pretax profit, as it sold fewer homes at lower prices in a Brexit hit real-estate market.

Business • 06 Dec 19

Berkeley Group said today that market conditions in London were 'robust'

Berkeley says market conditions robust in London

UK housebuilder Berkeley Group said today that market conditions in London and the South East of England were robust.

Business • 06 Sep 19

Berkeley said its short-term outlook was uncertain because of the ongoing Brexit negotiations

Berkeley's profit slides amid mounting Brexit worries

Berkeley Group's first-half pretax profit fell 25.7%, the UK house-builder said, as it warned about an uncertain short-term outlook as people put off house purchases ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union.

Business • 07 Dec 18

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