Westbury hit by slump in house sector October 26, 2005 Housebuilder Westbury reported a slump in first-half profits yesterday amid tough times for the British housing sector. It revealed that pre-tax profits for the half year to 31 August fell by 26 per cent to £45.4m on falling sales. It sold £415m of homes compared to £427 last year. Chairman Geoffrey Maddrell, said: “The market [...]