Housebuilders surge as Burnham revives Help to Buy
Persimmon and Barratt Redrow jump 14% as Panmure Liberum says builders of cheaper homes stand to gain most
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Persimmon PLC
LON:PSN
Persimmon is a house building company, which has been trading since 1972, and operates under three main brands, Persimmon Homes, Charles Church and Westbury Partnerships.
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FTSE 100: Stocks close at nine-month highs, tech rides to Wall Street rescue
London's blue-chip share index has reached its highest level since the start of the year
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Housebuilders get red pencil treatment from gloomy RBC
Eight of the sector’s nine members had their target prices lowered
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Housebuilders retreat again as HSBC warns of 'severe squeeze'
Persimmon slumped to a five-year low on the warning of a 'brutal squeeze' in operating margins
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First-time buyer sector leading housing market recovery
First-time property prices hit a record £224,963 in April
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FIVE at FIVE: Persimmon woes; Twitter outages; BP transitions on; Woodsmith mine under scrutiny, FTSE ends in green
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FTSE 100 ends Tuesday in positive territory after pound falls on rates talk
Around 3.55 pm, the FTSE 100 index was up 64 points, or 0.8% at 7,940 as sterling retreated
UK housing closes in on 'high watermark' of £9trn total value
The UK's housing stock hit a high of £8.68trn last year, but this will likely be a "high watermark," according to Savills