Persimmon tackles quality issues as sales fall

By Joey Gardiner2020-01-15T11:24:00

News comes as HR expert recruited as part of housebuilder’s turn-around plan resigns

Sales at Persimmon fell in 2019 as the housebuilder took action to improve its build quality in the wake of damaging revelations about the quality and safety of its homes.

In a trading update for 2019 released to the City today, Persimmon said revenue in the year was £3.65bn, down 2.4% on 2018. This reflected “the action being taken to ensure the group delivers improved levels of quality and service to its customers”.

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