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  • Watkin Jones: Shares in property developer soar on return to profit

    Business

    Shares in Watkin Jones soared more than 13 per cent on Thursday after the property developer swung to profit in 2024. The London-listed firm reported £9.2m in pre-tax profit for the year ended September, up from a £2.9m loss the year prior. Basic earnings per share also swung to 3.5p, up from a loss of [...]

    Watkin Jones reported £9.2m in pre-tax profit for the year ended September, up from a £2.9m loss the year prior.
  • Watkin Jones: Property developer lowers profit guidance warning of ‘slow’ outlook

    Property

    Property developer Watkin Jones has warned investors that a “slower than expected” summer market and “uncertainty” over the pace of interest rate cuts will weigh on its full year results, as it lowered profit guidance. In a trading update, the Aim-listed firm, which in its half-year results in May returned to profit thanks to a [...]

    Empiric Student Property owns and operates student accommodation at top UK universities.
  • Lloyds housing fund snaps up £300m Watkin Jones scheme in London’s Stratford

    Housing

    A housing impact investment fund run out of Lloyds Banking Group has snapped up a new 397 bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in Stratford in a deal worth nearly £300m.

    Watkin Jones reported £9.2m in pre-tax profit for the year ended September, up from a £2.9m loss the year prior.
  • Watkin Jones returns to profit after successful business restructure

    May 21, 2024

    Property developer Watkin Jones returned to profit in the first half of the year after a successful business restructuring following a year of losses.

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