Hello Share Thrashers. Some analysts are worried about the building game in these dangerous times. But my humble view is that companies in this sector shouldn't really suffer. The overriding factor is that supply continues to lag behind demand. The homes shortage is becoming more acute. And that means prices can rise even when inflation and lack of progress in GDP continues to worsen.
Hello Share Moochers. There’s a perception these days that housebuilders will soon see retreating share prices because of rising interest rates, the soaring cost of living, high energy costs and so on. But my optimistic view of the bricks and mortar trade is not shaken. And that’s because supply continues to lag behind demand. And the first-half numbers from Vistry (VTY) seem to support my view.
Hello, Share Lovers. It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed Vistry Group (VTY), the house builder born of a link between Bovis Homes and Linden Homes. On the back of a covid-caused housing boom, it is doing rather well. The first half of Vistry’s financial year saw ‘significantly’ better sales than it expected. And it has high hopes for the rest of the 12 month period. But the shares hardly moved on the news, so there could be some room for us to make hay.
Hello, Share Twiddlers. The house builder formed from a merger between an arm of Galliford Try and Bovis has reported a big Covid hit. But now the pandemic approaches its final months, we can expect better from now on. Especially as the Chancellor has extended the stamp duty holiday...
Hello Share Guzzlers. A big national survey found that my home town is second on the list of ‘the best UK places to live after Covid’. As I’m trying to sell my gaff, that’s nice news. This report chimes with other evidence that people are becoming fed up with their homes and are seeking nicer places in which to live and work from the kitchen table. So shares in housebuilding firms should continue to rise...
Hello, Share Trudgers. Continuing my support for housebuilders, may I bring to your attention Vistry Group (VTY). Now if this is a builder unknown to you, let me remind you that it was formed when Bovis bought the Linden Homes arm of Galliford Try. So no lack of experience, then...
Hello, Share Swampers. Vistry Group (VTY) is a new home builder - sort of. It was formerly Bovis Homes and in January renamed following the acquisition of housing businesses from Galliford Try. It retained the Bovis Homes brand and the former Galliford Try brand, Linden Homes. Numbers for the first half of the year show that adjusted revenue boomed by 40% to £661 million. But that was down to the Galliford Try acquisition...
