Scottish housebuilder aiming to cut debt through land sales as it re-enters affordable housing market
Springfield Properties said it is on track to meet its targets for the year despite a drop in completions.
In a trading update this morning, the £330m-turnover Scottish housebuilder added it was “confident of meeting market expectation” for the year to 30 November. It has previously said it is expecting adjusted pre-tax profit of £10m to £14m for the year.
Springfield also said it would cut its net bank debt to £55m by 31 May, down from £61.8m at the same period last year. It is looking to sell land to help achieve this and is hoping to raise £9.3m through two sales it has begun negotiations on.
But it warned that reservation rates “remained stable but subdued” throughout the period while completions have dropped by an unspecified amount.
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It admitted: “Demand compared with the prior year period continued to be impacted by high interest rates, mortgage affordability and reduced homebuyer confidence.”
It said that since re-entering the affordable housebuilding market in May the group has signed affordable housing contracts totalling £24m.
Springfield expects to publish its half-year results in February.
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