Housebuilders’ share prices plunge as government cracks down on cladding crisis CLADDING CRISIS Homebuilders’ share prices tumbled on Monday as the government said it was prepared to force developers to pay for the removal of dangerous cladding. Housing minister Michael Gove has handed builders a March deadline to agree a plan to protect leaseholders who cannot sell their homes due to their fire defects. Leaseholders have called on [...]
Barratt remains on track with steady customer reservations Barratt remains on track with steady customer reservations UK residential property developer Barratt Developments is on track to deliver its targets for the medium term as well as for FY2022, after registering a steady customer demand between 1 July and 10 October. “The positive start to the new financial year has continued in recent weeks with private reservations remaining strong,” said Barratt’s chief [...]
Almost all UK housebuilders’ revenues fell as fewer homes built during covid All but one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders saw revenues decline Only one of the biggest housebuilders in Britain has seen an increase in its revenue and built more homes in 2020, new research shows. The latest research from Warwick Estates has revealed that Vistry Group was the only major house builder which saw improved performance in terms of the number of houses delivered, and in revenue. The [...]
Finance boss at Countryside leaves housebuilder to head to rival Barratt June 29, 2021 Mike Scott has resigned from housebuilder Countryside in order to take up the role of chief financial officer (CFO) at UK rival Barratt Developments. Both UK housebuilders simultaneously announced the move this morning, which sees Scott end a seven-year stint at Countryside, in which he oversaw the group’s IPO in 2016 and acquisition of Westleigh [...]
Barratt reports record new housing completions but profit hit by cladding costs February 4, 2021 UK housebuilder Barratt Developments announced it will resume dividend payments after posting record completions, but warned it will take a £56m hit on legacy properties, including issues related to cladding. The firm said it will pay an interim dividend of 7.5p per share on 10 May following a “rapid and robust recovery and a further [...]
Barratt reports strong forward sales as housing market recovers October 14, 2020 Barratt Developments (BDEV) has reported an increase in forward sales as the housing market bounced back from the first wave of coronavirus restrictions. The housebuilder said total forward sales as of 11 October increased 16.7 per cent to 15,135 homes at a value of £3.7bn. It also reported a 20.8 per cent increase in its [...]
Barratt Developments to restart construction work this month May 1, 2020 Housebuilder Barratt Developments will restart work on construction sites this month after temporarily closing operations during the coronavirus lockdown. Work to implement social distancing measures will begin on 11 May, after which Barratt will restart building work across 180 of its construction sites, representing 50 per cent of its sites. The developer this morning said [...]
Coronavirus: Barratt Developments furloughs 85 per cent of staff April 16, 2020 Housebuilder Barratt Developments today announced it has temporarily laid off 85 per cent of its staff through the government coronavirus job retention scheme. Furloughed employees will receive full pay until at least the end of next month, the company said this morning. The developer also said both the executive and non-executive teams had agreed to [...]
Coronavirus: Barratt Developments scraps dividend March 25, 2020 Housebuilder Barratt Developments has scrapped its £100m payout to shareholders over the business uncertainty caused by coronavirus. Barratt, which has closed all of its sites, said it expects the coronavirus outbreak to have a “significant impact” on construction output and reservations and has cancelled all previous financial guidance. The company said that due to the [...]
Housebuilder Barratt’s half-year profit boosted by strong sales February 5, 2020 Barratt Developments has reported a rise in pre-tax profit for the first-half as the UK’s biggest housebuilder sold more homes at lower prices. Barratt, which sold its highest number of homes in 12 years in the six months to 31 December, said this morning that profit before tax rose 3.7 per cent to £423m. “We [...]