Has the UK housing market turned a corner as the Bank of England cut interest rates? August 9, 2024 Quiet optimism is the mood of the day in the housing market, as house prices firmly ticked up in July. Both the Nationwide and Halifax house price indices posted accelerating house price growth. Nationwide reported a 0.3 per cent month on month increase and Halifax pointed to a stronger 0.8 per cent month on month [...]
Housing operator Mears ups guidance as Ministry of Defence extends contracts August 8, 2024 Affordable housing operator Mears has reported an “excellent” set of results driven by government social housing contract wins and high demand from immigration-related services. Mears, which manages 17,000 houses for local and central government, reported a 10 per cent rise in revenue for the six months ended June 30, to £580m up from £525.6m. Profit [...]
Persimmon: Builder ups guidance amid ‘positive momentum’ on planning reform August 8, 2024 Housebuilder Persimmon has said it would build 10,500 homes this year—at the top end of its guidance— and has outlined plans to boost construction next year as Labour’s planning reforms start to take shape. In its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2024, Persimmon said it completed 4,445 new, up by [...]