UK 06:56 Sunday, 25 October 2026
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I have been a bit of a sceptic about the housebuilding sector for a while and got my pay-offs earlier this year. So on a quiet-ish day for regulatory news disclosures, I thought I would see how Barratt Developments (BDEV) was seeing life with the shares still over 30% off highs despite recent market advances. The company noted in its full year to the end of June numbers that by the balance sheet date, all operational sites had reopened. However, you can see the scars of the crisis, with full year completions down just shy of 30% but split (+8.1% in H1 and -58% in H2) and profits down, although there was ‘modest house price inflation’…
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