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March 26: UK housebuilder posts a near 50% rise, selling more homes at increased prices with the help of government schemes to boost the mortgage market
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Help to Buy scheme creates momentum
Barratt Developments became the third developer to hail George Osborne’s Budget initiative as it is triggering a recovery in the UK housing market
UK housebuilders – raise the roof
Help to Buy has provided a greater uptick than earlier incentives – the industry should be cheering from the rooftops
Taylor Wimpey benefits from aid to housing
Housebuilder says first-time buyers are being helped by chancellor’s initiatives as sales since the start of the year reach upper end of its expectations
Persimmon sees revival in housing market
UK housebuilder says recent government measures aimed at rekindling the housing market are already driving interest from potential purchasers
Dismay over standard of new-build homes
The warning comes as the government prepares a review of new-build housing standards in England that could reduce requirements on housebuilders
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Barratt
February 27: UK’s biggest housebuilder by volume said pre-tax profit for the six months to the end of December jumped 113 per cent to £46.1m
Taylor Wimpey
March 1: The group continues the recent strong run enjoyed by British housebuilders, reporting a 106 per cent rise in 2012 pre-tax profits to £185.3m
Berkeley
December 7: Britain’s second-biggest housebuilder by market value delivered a 45 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £142.2m for the six months to the end of October
Redrow
September 19: Steve Morgan refuses to be drawn on his plans to take the housebuilder private, as he unveils an increase in profits at the company he founded in 1974
Persimmon
July 3: Housebuilder’s focus on more lucrative market helps to boost its average selling price by 7 per cent to £171,400, despite continued weakness in sector
Bovis
August 20: A near-20% jump in home completions pushes up both revenues and pre-tax profit at the UK housebuilder
McCarthy & 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
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