FTSE 100 close: Wall Street sea of red offsets HSBC and Persimmon gains in London May 2, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was dragged deep into the red in the final hours of trading today after Wall Street was pushed lower by investors sweating over more possible banking collapses. The capital’s premier index initially climbed in the morning before eventually closing 1.23 per cent lower at 7,774.12 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 [...]
Taylor Wimpey axed 450 jobs as construction giant sounds housing market warning April 27, 2023 Up to 450 jobs have been cut as home construction firm Taylor Wimpey as it looks to deliver £19m in cost savings. Ahead of its AGM today, the London-listed firm said spring had helped in year to date sales, while severe challenges remained for first time buyers still. In a trading update, it said a [...]
Taylor Wimpey profits up nearly 22 per cent at £827m as builder notes signs of housing market ‘improvement’ March 2, 2023 Taylor Wimpey said it “acted quickly” to address rapidly changing market conditions, as the London-listed construction group reported 3.2 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue to £4.4bn during the year ending 2022. The group reported pre-tax profits of £827m, a rise of 21.8 per cent from £678m in the same period last year. As inflation [...]
Taylor Wimpey: Average selling price hits £350,000 as firm shrugs off mini budget housing chaos January 13, 2023 The average selling price for private completions increased six per cent to more than £350,000 according to one of the UK’s largest construction companies. Taylor Wimpey released its 2022 overview today, saying total completions were a shade under last year’s at 13,154, compared to 14, 302. It said of the completions, more than a fifth [...]
Taylor Wimpey chair Irene Dorner to step down December 16, 2022 The chair of Taylor Wimpey’s board has stepped down for family reasons. Irene Dorner will quit in April 2023 at the end of its AGM with Robert Noel taking over the role, currently a senior independent director. She will stay on the board in a non executive role. Lord Jitesh Gadhia, who led the search [...]
Taylor Wimpey on track for £922m full-year profit despite increasing cancellations November 9, 2022 Taylor Wimpey remains on track to deliver a full-year operating profit of around £922m despite reporting an increase in cancellation rates. In the last six months, the home builder reported a net private sales rate of 0.51 homes per outlet per week – down 44 per cent on last year’s levels. Cancellation rates also rose [...]
London’s FTSE 100 boosted by Truss trampled stocks regaining ground after Sunak victory October 24, 2022 London’s FTSE 100 today was lifted by stocks that have suffered during the last month’s financial market turmoil regaining losses. The capital’s premier index closed 0.64 per cent higher at 7,013.99 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, rose 0.76 per cent to [...]
Banks and housebuilders bear brunt of market chaos September 29, 2022 Wild swings in UK debt markets and concern over borrowers’ capacity to pay costlier mortgages have whacked London-listed housebuilders and banks this week. Britain’s biggest property developers have been among the hardest hit listed companies during this week’s market sell-off. FTSE 100-listed construction firms Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Developments have shed more than 20 per [...]
Housebuilder shares rally after rumours of stamp duty cut September 21, 2022 Housebuilders shares rallied on Wednesday after reports Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to slash stamp duty in her mini-budget on Friday. Truss is expected to announce a cut to stamp duty as a rabbit in the mini-budget, a report in The Times newspaper suggested. The report, which suggested Truss intends the policy to fuel [...]
Homebuilder Taylor Wimpey hikes forecast after profits jump to £335m August 3, 2022 Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey hiked its profit forecast to the top of full year estimates today after a bumper first half in which it beat house completion targets.