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Barratt Development said its adjusted pre-tax profit came in at £385m for the year ended June 30

UK homebuilder Barratt's annual profit beats market view

British homebuilder Barratt has posted a smaller-than-expected decline in annual profit, but said the recovery in the UK housing market is in its "early days" and it does not see profit growth until fiscal 2026.

Business • 04 Sep 24

Bellway constructs everything from one-bedroom apartments to six-bedroom family homes and luxury penthouses

UK homebuilder Bellway posts revenue ahead of market view

British homebuilder Bellway has today reported a smaller-than-expected drop in annual revenue and said buyer confidence was improving following a drop in mortgage rates.

Business • 09 Aug 24

UK house builder Berkeley operates across London, Birmingham and the South of England

UK homebuilder Berkeley raises annual profit outlook

British high-end homebuilder Berkeley has today lifted its earnings outlook by 5% for fiscal year 2025 and said that the current lack of urgency in the housing market was likely to remain until the start in reduction of interest rates.

Business • 19 Jun 24

UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has posted a 49% slump in annual profit - in line with market expectations.

Taylor Wimpey says to build fewer houses in UK this year

British housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said todayit would build fewer homes this year amid persistent weakness in the housing market, and also posted a 49% slump in annual profit, in line with market expectations.

Business • 28 Feb 24

The UK housing market has stayed resilient even after the expiry of a tax holiday in September

Berkeley flags inflation woes, sticks to profit outlook

UK housebuilder Berkeley has highlighted persistent strong demand in an under-supplied housing market, while flagging worries around accelerating inflation, supply chain disruptions and cladding issues.

Business • 11 Mar 22

Taylor Wimpey said total UK home completions surged 47% to 14,087 units last year

Taylor Wimpey sees results in line with expectations

Taylor Wimpey, the UK's third-largest housebuilder, joined bigger rival Persimmon in underscoring sustained demand in the housing market, adding that the company expects annual results in line with its forecasts.

Business • 17 Jan 22

Barratt, the UK's biggest housebuilder, said it had not experienced any significant disruption from supply chain issues

Barratt bookings rise as UK housebuying stays strong

Barratt Developments said today that forward sales for the past three months had risen above pre-pandemic levels, driven by sustained housebuying.

Business • 13 Oct 21

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

Berkeley warns of construction cost inflation

UK high-end homebuilder Berkeley Group Holdings said today it was seeing construction cost inflation and was mindful of ongoing supply chain and labour market issues due to Brexit and the pandemic.

Business • 03 Sep 21

Barratt Developments said it could resume dividend payments next month

Barratt benefits as housing market rises from Covid low

Britain's biggest housebuilder Barratt Developments has today raised its annual volume forecast and said it could resume dividend payments next month.

Business • 08 Jan 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

Persimmon said it was fully sold up for the current year after benefiting from a strong summer bounce in the UK housing market

Persimmon seeing robust home demand

UK homebuilder Persimmon has today declared another interim dividend of 70 pence per share and said it was fully sold up for the current year after benefiting from a strong summer bounce in the housing market.

Business • 10 Nov 20

Redrow's pretax profit slumped to £140m from £406m it reported last year

UK homebuilder Redrow's annual profit slumps

British homebuilder Redrow has today reported a 66% plunge in annual profit, while promising to renew dividend payouts next year as it halts investments in London and focuses on its Heritage Collection homes.

Business • 16 Sep 20

Redrow said its 2020 profit will be substantially below last year's due to the impact of Covid-19

Redrow to shrink London business, warns of sales drop

British homebuilder Redrow said today it was scaling back its London operations and expects sales to drop more than a third this year due to the timing of coronavirus-fueled site closures.

Business • 30 Jun 20

Persimmon, the UK's second-largest housebuilder, said it completed 1,300 homes in the eight weeks ended May 10

Persimmon reopens sales offices, keeps Scotland shut

British housebuilder Persimmon said today it had 65% of construction work back up and running and was reopening sales offices on May 15 with social-distancing restrictions.

Business • 14 May 20

Barratt completed 17,856 homes, including joint ventures, compared with 17,579 homes a year earlier

UK builder Barratt sees annual profit above market view

Barratt, Britain's biggest housebuilder, said today it expects annual pretax profit to be above market expectations, helped by margin growth and contributions from joint ventures.

Business • 10 Jul 19

Persimmon's sales rose by 3% to 16,449 units last year

Persimmon sees full-year profits ahead of expectations

Britain's second biggest housebuilder Persimmon said today it expects full-year pre-tax profit to be modestly ahead of market consensus, boosted by new projects.

Business • 15 Jan 19

Redrow's profit jump comes as the UK real estate market deals with Brexit uncertainty and inflation eroding house prices

Housebuilder Redrow says demand 'robust' despite Brexit

UK housebuilder Redrow said demand for new homes was proving "robust" in the face of Britain's planned exit from the European Union, after it posted better-than-expected 21% growth in full-year pre-tax profit.

Business • 04 Sep 18

The number of homes Bovis built last year fell by 8% to 3,645 units as it focuses on improving quality

UK builder Bovis on track for profit growth in 2018

British builder Bovis said today it was on track to deliver a significant increase in profitability in 2018 as it seeks to turn its business around after seeing off two takeover bids last year following a profit warning.

Business • 12 Jan 18

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