Bovis profits dive in tough market
08.51 Tue Aug 26 2008
Housebuilder Bovis Homes has reported an 80 per cent slump in half-year profits.
More gloom for housebuilder Persimmon
12.47 Thu Aug 21 2008
Housebuilder Persimmon has posted a huge drop in profits as figures show the number of new homes being built has fallen 19 per cent.
Barratt confirms 1,200 jobs to go
22.29 Thu Jul 10 2008
Almost 4,000 construction industry jobs have been axed in just over a week as Barratt Developments confirms 1,200 posts are to go.
Persimmon sheds 1,100 jobs
22.22 Tue Jul 08 2008
One of the UK's biggest housebuilders has cut 1,100 jobs amid plunging house sales and prices.
Dire warning for construction firms
12.19 Wed Jun 04 2008
Shares in construction stocks have fallen by as much as 10 per cent after a dire warning of sliding profits and dividends among top firms.
Builder warns of market slump
21.16 Thu Apr 24 2008
One of the UK's biggest housebuilders has put new projects on hold after an "unprecedented tightening" in the mortgage market.
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