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New house builds climb

The number of homes being built has risen to its highest level for more than a year

Bovis Homes upbeat

The Kent-based housebuilder says the number of private reservations has risen by 83% this year. It expects to see a gradual improvement of the housing market

Persimmon upbeat as orders swell

A plump order book and reduced levels of borrowing helped the York-based housebuilder deliver an upbeat trading statement

Big builders yet to feel effect of stimulus

A report finds only 10-15% of leading international construction groups expect state intervention into the industry would provide significantly greater opportunities

Housebuilders’ fortunes turn as investors return to fold

Shares in UK housebuilders have risen strongly after the completion of £700m of rights issues and positive updates from two of the country’s largest listed builders

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Results diary

Bellway

Bellway

October 13: The housebuilder unveils a better than expected fall in pre-tax profits as it ends the year with reduced net debt, putting it in the rare position of being able to buy land if it sees a return in the market

Redrow

Redrow

September 10: Redrow reported a drop in revenues in the year to June 30 from £650.1m to £301.8m as prices and volumes dropped dramatically in the housing market slowdown

Barratt

Barratt

September 23: A £721m rights issue has rescued Britain’s biggest housebuilder from the point of no return, the group said

Berkeley

Berkeley

September 9: Investors supported the housebuilder at its annual meeting, but only about 75% of shareholders approved remuneration and election resolutions to which the corporate governance body objected

Persimmon

Persimmon

Aug 25: Britain’s largest housebuilder has raised its end-of-year net debt target after a six months in which it has focused on conserving cash

Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey

August 5: Improving home prices and decreasing cancellations since Christmas have cheered the housebuilder, although profits and revenues remained below last year’s level

Bovis

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Aug 24: Bovis Homes said the UK housing market had stabilised to the point where it was considering making purchases of land this year

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