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Taylor Wimpey

  • Taylor Wimpey: Profit slashed almost in half by red-hot interest rates

    Rates hit housebuilders

    Taylor Wimpey posted a 44.5 per cent decline in operating profit in the half year, as the house builder said it was “inevitably” impacted by red hot mortgage rates which have shattered consumer confidence.  The London-listed construction firm reported a 21.2 per cent contraction in revenues down to £1.6bn compared to £2bn in the same [...]

  • Bosses from Natwest, Shell and Sainsbury’s join PM’s new taskforce to boost growth

    POLITICS

    Top bosses from firms including Barclays, Aviva and Shell have joined the Prime Minister’s new business council aimed at supercharging the UK’s growth. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will chair the first business council meeting at No10 today, followed by a glitzy reception for scores of industry bigwigs to celebrate UK enterprise. CEOs including Alison Rose [...]

  • Shares tumble for struggling FTSE housebuilders: ‘The scale of challenge cannot be swept under carpet’

    Mortgage mayhem

    The share price of London FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 house builders all took a tumble this morning, as fresh reports highlighting the state of the property market dampened investor confidence.  Barratt was the hardest to fall this morning, with its shares sliding 4.67 per cent, as the group reported a 49 per cent decline [...]

  • 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 [...]

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