FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 - The Untold Story

Competition watchdog investigates £2.5 billion housebuilder merger

The CMA has opened an invitation to comment until 2 April

Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2024

McDonald’s says it’s trying to solve tech issues affecting some restaurants worldwide – as it happened

Global chain apologises to customers over IT problems which left customers unable to order food in countries including Australia, China, UK and Japan and led to temporary store closures

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024

Housebuilder shares fall as competition watchdog opens investigation; UK retail sales slump eases – as it happened

The CMA has opened an investigation into eight housebuilders following evidence they may be sharing commercially sensitive information.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

FTSE 100 Live 7 February: S&P closes near 5000, London shares close lower as Barratt tumbles after mega-merger

AstraZeneca, Unilever and British American Tobacco are part of a heavyweight line up of FTSE 100 companies in the results spotlight today.

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024

How big UK housebuilders have remained profitable without meeting housing supply targets

We must “bulldoze through” the planning system to “get Britain building again”. So said Sir Keir Starmer at the Labour party’s last annual conference. He argued it’s time to “fight the blockers” and build the 1.5 million homes that he thinks Britain needs.

The Conversation · Nov 28, 2023

Barratt warns of ‘uncertain’ year as buyers struggle with mortgages

UK housebuilder’s sales also dented by absence of government’s help-to-buy scheme

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Barratt warns of 'uncertain' outlook as challenging mortgage market persists

“The trading environment remains difficult, with potential homebuyers still facing mortgage challenges,” its CEO said

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023

Housing industry faces difficult months ahead amid weak demand, says Barratt

Housebuilder reports £705m profits but ‘mortgage affordability challenges’ affect purchases

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

Barratt sees homes order book value falls as conditions set to remain tough

The chief executive of Barratt Developments, Britain’s largest housebuilder, has called the UK planning system “ineffective” alongside revealing the value of the firm’s forward order book has dropped by over a third.

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023

House prices drop for Barratt Developments as rate hikes cause exodus of first time buyers

Average selling prices down 9% to £342, 900 and reservations from new mortgage holders down almost half

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2023