Persimmon

Housebuilder Persimmon expects its revenue in the first half of 2015 to be up around 12 per cent to £1.34 billion (2014: £1.20bn) compared to the same period in 2014, it said in a trading update today. The firm attributed the boost to higher selling prices and higher volumes of new home sales, aid

Persimmon Homes East Scotland has started work on a 20 acre housing development in South Gyle, Edinburgh and is poised to begin a £17.6 million housing development in Larbert. In Edinburgh, Persimmon has started building 204 properties at its £24 million development named Station Mews at the histo

Families have been stopped from moving into their new homes at a multi-million pound development in the Borders after traces of deadly gas were detected. STV has reported that work was halted at Easter Langlee in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, after scientists found both methane and carbon dioxide in bor

The Cupar North Consortium’s master plan for the northern expansion of Cupar is progressing with site investigation work across the entire landholding. The developers, comprising Persimmon Homes, Headon Developments and VICO Properties, have now commenced with a comprehensive 3 week site investiga

Persimmon has demonstrated a positive outlook for the property market after it reported a 44 per cent rise in full-year profit. The firm has increased its land holdings in 2014 to 17,000 acres, on which it said it can build over 100,000 homes.

Persimmon has reported a 17 per cent increase in completions of house sales in 2014 despite heightened industry fears over a cooling housing market. The York-based company reported a 23 per cent year-on-year rise in full-year revenue to £2.6 billion on Wednesday, slightly ahead of analyst estimates

Jeff Fairburn, Brigadier Bibby and the ex-soldiers Persimmon Homes has announced a recruitment drive to bring up to 500 ex-military personnel into the business.

Persimmon remains confident of delivering further growth in Group operating profits after encouraging levels of customer confidence in the UK housing market, it said today. Releases its third quarter Interim Management Statement, which covers the period from 1 July 2014 to 3 November 2014, the Group