Savers and pensioners were given a boost after housebuilder Barratt Developments reinstated its dividend. Record sales allowed the group to set aside a half-year payout of 7.5p per share. The housing market rebounded sharply after the first Covid lockdown brought viewings and sales to a standstill for weeks last spring. But estate agents were quick … Read more
The Help to Buy scheme and a stamp duty holiday gave Britain’s biggest housebuilder a shot in the arm as the property market picked up speed. Between July 1 and October 11, Barratt Developments handed over the keys for 4,032 homes – 24 per cent higher than the same period of last year. The housing … Read more
Barratt boss David Thomas hails surging house sales as demand for new homes soars By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 2 September 2020 The boss of one of Britain’s biggest housebuilders has insisted the rally in the property market has further to run after … Read more
Britain’s biggest housebuilder Barratt vows to hand back £27m in taxpayer cash used to furlough thousands of staff By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 6 July 2020 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 6 July 2020 Britain’s biggest housebuilder has vowed to hand back £27m in taxpayer cash used to furlough thousands of … Read more