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Bellway warns margins under pressure

By John O’Doherty

Published: February 5 2009 09:18 | Last updated: February 5 2009 10:39

Bellway warned on Thursday raised the prospect of further writedowns on the land it owns for new housebuilding as it prepares to report interim results.

The company said that it would cut its debt by almost half by this summer as the housebuilder scrambled to sustain sales amid low volumes, falling house prices, and a growing reliance on social housing.

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