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Housebuilders pin hopes on new projects

UK government programme that will help buyers of new-build homes to borrow up to 95% of the property value aims to revive the industry

Taylor Wimpey aims to gain from cost cutting

The UK’s second-largest housebuilder by volume expects at least a 75 per cent jump in full year operating profit, which was £88.3m in 2010

Barratt’s strategy sees revenues up 8 per cent

Homebuilder has benefited from recent government financing schemes which help first time buyers to secure a mortgage.

Higher margins sweeten Persimmon profits

UK’s second-biggest homebuilder sees full-year earnings before tax advance 50% in spite of a dip in new home completions and prices

McCarthy back to profit after housing crash

The group has become the latest UK homebuilder to see some green shoots of recovery, reporting a pre-tax profit of £5.4m in the year to August 31

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Taylor Wimpey

Taylor Wimpey

January 17: The UK’s second-largest housebuilder by volume expects at least a 75 per cent jump in full year operating profit, which was £88.3m in 2010

Barratt

Barratt

January 12: The homes group said it expected operating profits to increase by two thirds to £61m, boosted by sales of new homes built on discounted land bought in the depths of the recession

Bovis

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January 16: Purchases of new sites have boosted operating margin, expected to be about 10 per cent, up from 7.3 per cent in 2010

Persimmon

Persimmon

January 9: UK’s second-biggest homebuilder sees full-year earnings before tax advance 50% in spite of a dip in new home completions and prices

McCarthy & Stone

McCarthy and Stone

December 28: The group has become the latest UK builder to see some green shoots of recovery, reporting a pre-tax profit of £5.4m in the year to August 31

Redrow

Redrow

September 8: Housebuilder dismisses fears of further falls in property prices, saying a chronic housing shortage will protect the UK sector from a crash

Bellway

Bellway

October 18: UK housebuilder lifts full-year dividend by 50% after higher selling prices in the south of England drive up full-year profits

Berkeley

Berkeley

September 5: Housebuilder expects to double profits by 2013 and says forward orders on its portfolio of upmarket homes rose by 34 per cent

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