The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Barratt Developments the troubled house builder has sold £109m of assets as it attempts to pay off bank debts.
Xtacash (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Housebuilder Barratt Developments is heading higher on news that it is making progress with the sale of some of the assets of its Wilson Bowden business. Buying Wilson Bowden for £2.2bn has left Barratt heavily endebted at a time when the housing market has fallen off a cliff
Property investments (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Mark Clare, the chief executive of Barratt Developments said the Government could boost the struggling housing market in Mondayâs Pre-Budget Report by increasing the amount of ... Source: www.telegraph.co.uk Bank Of England Accepts That house prices Are Important Charlie Bean, the Bank of England's deputy Governor said six months ago that there was little link between h... Source: news.assetz.co.uk...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Barratt Developments said it would join rival housebuilders in writing down the value of its land portfolio at the year end, as it outlined falling sales and lower...
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
PRICE cuts and new marketing deals have helped Barratt Developments record an increase in visitor numbers to its sites.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Housebuilder Barratt Developments warned this morning that house prices will have fallen by up to 20% by the end of the year compared with the peak of the market in July 2007. Delivering an interim statement for the 19 weeks to November 9, chief executive Mark Clare warned the company's profit margins were likely to fall below 10% because of weak prices. "Market conditions remain exceptionally difficult",...
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Barratt Developments is to join other housebuilders in writing down the value of its land portfolio at the year end, as it outlined falling sales and lower prices in the 5 months to 9 November
InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
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InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Homebuilder Barratt Developments said Tuesday that, in the 19 weeks to Nov. 9, visitor levels fell 5.8% compared to last...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Homebuilder Barratt Developments said Tuesday that, in the 19 weeks to Nov. 9, visitor levels fell 5.8% compared to last year, while private net reservations fell 23%. The firm said that it has seen a pick up in visitor levels and reservations since the start of September, following enhanced marketing and increased discounts. Although operating costs continue to reduce, increased...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Prices of newly built homes are likely to hit new lows as housebuilders increase sales incentives to shift stock by the end of the year.Large developers such as Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Developments are scrambling for cash to finance debt. They wil
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
Barratt Developments is seeking partners for a joint venture to invest in its strategic land bank to help reduce its £1.65bn debt burden
Finance Markets (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Barratt Developments is less than optimistic about the future direction of UK property prices. According to reports in The Telegraph and Daily Mail, the housebuilder is offering a huge discount to property investors who are prepared to buy five or more flats or houses from its Yorkshire East division. This week, Nationwide reported that UK house prices [...]
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
One of Britain's best-known builders is slashing nearly half off the asking price of new homes. The huge discounts by Barratt Developments underlines the malaise enveloping the property sector.
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
One of Britain's best-known builders is slashing nearly half off the asking price of new homes. The huge discounts by Barratt Developments underlines the malaise enveloping the property sector.
