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Written by Daley Young Bellway announced today (16th October) its preliminary results for the year ending 31st July 2018 showing record volume output and excellent financial performance. Bellway has exceeded the 10,000 homes barrier for the first time in its history, growing volume by 6.9% and completing the sale of 10,307 new homes in the year to July 31
Written by Daley Young Countryside Properties has today issued a trading update for the year from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. Operational Highlights Total completions up 27% to 4,295 homes (2017: 3,389 homes) Open sales outlets up 28% at 60 (2017: 47 outlets) with a further 55 sites under construction (2017: 41 sites) Net reservation rate1 0.80,
Written by Daley Young The NHBC have reported more than 13,700 new homes were registered to be built in the UK during August, with strong growth in London. 13,713 new homes were registered in August 2018, a 1% increase on the same month last year. 10,588 new homes were registered for the private sector (10,738 in 2017), and 3,125
Written by Daley Young The Labour party has pledged to “embark on the biggest home building programme in half a century”, leader Jeremy Corbyn reported. Speaking at the party’s conference in Liverpool, Corbyn made the statement as part of a “radical plan to rebuild and transform our country”. The Labour leader also reiterated a pledge from shadow housing minister
Written by Daley Young McCarthy & Stone has announced its business transformation strategy in response to the challenging environment it is facing, and the appointment of John Tonkiss as the company’s new Chief Executive. As part of the new strategy, the retirement housebuilder has also announced a new long-term vision for the business outlining the steps it will take
Written by Daley Young Away from the corporate world of recruitment, Daley has recently had success in a different field! His debut single has been signed to AVA Recordings and been supported by the leader in the Trance genre Armin van Buuren and was voted as the Favourite track of the show so played again the following week. Take
Written by Daley Young Miller Homes saw its completions rise 12% during the six months to June 30 2018, it reported this week. The housebuilder achieved 1,493 home completions during its half year, compared to 1,336 during the same period in 2017. Its average selling price rose to £248,000 up 6%. Revenue also increased 7% to £356.1 million and
Written by Daley Young Bovis Homes and McCarthy & Stone reported to the city this month, with Bovis reporting a “strong” half year performance and controlled volume growth, and McStone reflecting on a “tough” financial year. During its half year to June 30 2018, Bovis’ pre-tax profit improved by 41% to £60.2 million against H1 2017, “ahead of expectations”.
Written by Daley Young Barratt Developments and Berkeley Group have reported to the city this month with Barratt saying “another outstanding year” and Berkeley continuing to progress in the challenging London and south east market. During its year ending June 30 2018, Barratt achieved its highest number of completions for a decade at 17,579 completions in total with private
Written by Daley Young More than four out of five of the 170,000 homes purchased through the Help to Buy scheme in the five years to March 2018 were bought by first time buyers according to a new Home Builders Federation report released today. The report, Bringing home ownership back into reach, estimates that Help to Buy has enabled