Wembley Park developer loses over £700m Property The company behind the transformation of Wembley Park in London lost more than £700m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Quintain has reported a pre-tax loss of £721.7m for 2023, delayed accounts just filed with Companies House show. The loss comes after the business reported a pre-tax profit of £139.7m in 2022. [...]
Henry Boot: Property developer takes key step toward 3,000-plot goal with major Coventry land sale Property Property developer Henry Boot has taken a significant step toward its goal of selling 3,000 plots this year, after completing a sale of nearly 500 plots to a national house builder. The London-listed firm, which is headquartered in Sheffield, confirmed its land promoter Hallam had sold 491 residential plots at Pickford Gate, Coventry, to the [...]
PwC China to be hit with ban over audit of collapsed property developer Evergrande Property PwC's Chinese entity is expected to be hit with a six-month business ban over its audit of collapsed Chinese real estate property developer Evergrande
Watkin Jones: Property developer lowers profit guidance warning of ‘slow’ outlook August 21, 2024 Property developer Watkin Jones has warned investors that a “slower than expected” summer market and “uncertainty” over the pace of interest rate cuts will weigh on its full year results, as it lowered profit guidance. In a trading update, the Aim-listed firm, which in its half-year results in May returned to profit thanks to a [...]
Harworth: Property developer on track to grow portfolio to nearly £1bn after strong start to 2024 July 24, 2024 Six months into its financial year property developer Harworth says it’s on track to grow its investment portfolio to almost £1bn in the next five years, having already completed more than 80 per cent of its planned sales for 2024. The London-listed group, which specialises in land regeneration, said it had completed, exchanged or in heads of [...]
Shares in Persimmon, Vistry and Barratt soar as Labour victory boosts market outlook July 5, 2024 Shares in property firms Persimmon, Vistry and Barratt have surged this morning as analysts label the Labour landslide victory a "positive" for house builders.
Old Vauxhall MI5 spy school to be converted into luxury flats after sale June 18, 2024 Firethorn Trust has purchased a landmark office in Vauxhall that was opened by the King and promised to convert it to residential flats in an off-market deal.
Could Manchester eclipse London as the UK’s skyscraper capital? June 5, 2024 For years London has stood alone as the preeminent home to the largest and most visually-striking skyscrapers in the UK - but could that be about to change?
Watkin Jones returns to profit after successful business restructure May 21, 2024 Property developer Watkin Jones returned to profit in the first half of the year after a successful business restructuring following a year of losses.