Persimmon first half sales to hit £1.84bn

By Hamish Champ2018-07-05T07:31:00

House completions in six months to the end of June break through 8,000-mark

Persimmon is expected to report first half turnover of £1.84bn, up 5%, when it announces its interim results next month.

In a trading update ahead of its first half results announcement on 21 August the housebuilder said housing revenues were also 5% higher at £1.74bn, with completions during the first six months up by 4% to 8,072 homes.

The firm’s average selling price rose by 1.2% to around £215,800, while the value of total forward sales of new housing as at the end of the first half was up 5% at £1.68bn.

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