Main image: Barratt's recent projects include this £200m scheme on the former site of the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court
Bumper profits continue for big-league housebuilders
Following on from Redrow's impressive 21% leap, the UK's biggest player, Barratt Developments, reports a 9.2% jump in pre-tax profit; but the market in London and the South East 'lacks urgency', according to Berkeley Homes
Rightmove’s revenue & profits have taken a big hit this year
UK's biggest property portal reports a 34% drop in revenue and a 43% fall in operating profit after offering a 75% discount support package to agents during lockdown.
Berkeley expects profits to tumble by 30% next year
Housebuilder's latest set of results 'represent a peak' as headwinds continue to blow in London
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