Housebuilder Vistry ties bosses pay to carbon cutting efforts September 3, 2021 Housebuilder Vistry has confirmed it will link its executives pay to sustainability targets from next year onwards, amid the UK’s push for net zero. The new practice appears a tangible effort to make the carbon-heavy construction and housebuilding sector more sustainable, ahead of the UN’s flagship climate conference COP26 in November. While bosses have been [...]
Land bank at Vistry surges amid housebuilding push July 7, 2021 London-listed housebuilder Vistry rapidly expanded its land bank over the last year as it ramped up home building activity. The firm increased its controlled land bank by c.1,600 over the last 12 months, it said in a trading updated published today. The firm also acquired 5,642 new plots over the same period. Read more: House [...]
Vistry reports strong half year financials with revenue of £1.1bn September 7, 2021 Vistry Group PLC has reported financials “significantly ahead” of expectations for the first half of 2021, with revenue of £1.1bn. The Group, which builds new homes, saw revenue surge by 82 per cent compared to the same period last year while adjusted revenue climbed by 4.3 per cent compared to 2019. Profit before tax jumped [...]
FTSE 100 reshuffle: Ocado and St James’s Place out, and one surprising new entrant June 6, 2024 The FTSE 100 index has lost some well-known names but gained one unexpected addition.
St James’s Place set to plummet out of FTSE 100 May 29, 2024 St James's Place is set to fall out of the FTSE 100 after ten years in London's main index.
Vistry raises profit target to £325m as housing demand remains high May 17, 2021 Vistry today said its annual profit will come in higher than expectations as the housing sector benefits from a surge in demand. The housebuilder said it had a “very positive start to the year”, securing an average weekly private sales rate of 0.75, up 21 per cent on 2019. Vistry expects to complete around 6,500 [...]
Hundreds of affordable London homes in pipeline as part of £276m scheme January 23, 2024 A housing developer, owned by FTSE 250 firm Vistry, has bagged a £276m scheme to build 739 new homes in Colindale, North West London. Countryside Partnership was named as the preferred developer by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), who are bringing the scheme forward. Some 60 [...]
Housebuilder Vistry to double profit in 2021 as Sunak extends property tax cuts March 4, 2021 Housebuilder Vistry Group predicted that it would at least double its profit before tax over the coming financial year after a strong start to the year. As a result of the positive outlook, the firm said that it was reinstating a final dividend of 20p per share. It follows fellow builder Taylor Wimpey in reintroducing [...]
FTSE 100 close: London dips as oil prices fall on easing Gaza tensions as bond yields rise October 23, 2023 London's FTSE indexes opened lower on Monday morning with little to change the mood after last week's rout in markets.
Berkeley and Persimmon to reveal housebuilder pain of interest rate hikes March 10, 2024 UK housebuilders are set to shed light on the state of the fragile property market amid a number of key updates from firms next week. Shareholders are braced to see accounts for Persimmon, Berkeley and Vistry all show a fall in sales numbers after higher interest rates weighed heavily on activity last year. Interest rates [...]