MJ Gleeson warns building cost inflation prompting ‘high caution’ Property Housebuilder MJ Gleeson has sounded the alarm over building cost inflation, prompting “higher than usual caution” over its finances. The London-listed firm said on Friday: “We have recently seen some softening in footfall and reservations, and limited increases in the cost of some materials.” The effective blockade to the Strait of Hormuz caused by the [...]
Barratt Redrow and MJ Gleeson join house builder call for help: What is going on? Property Over the past few months, a number of house builders have called for help, after positive results were offset by the expectation that the state of the housing market would impact further growth. The builders have chorused the same warning to the government and wider property sector that further buyer recovery and support is needed [...]
MJ Gleeson: Shares plummet after profit warning as property market struggles Property Housebuilder MJ Gleeson has warned of a 15-20 per cent hit to its profit this year due to a slow housing market recovery and the collapse of a land sale in Yorkshire. The company told markets this morning that the pace of housing market recovery in the UK has “not been sufficient” to offset the [...]
MJ Gleeson: Planning setbacks hit profit September 18, 2024 Housebuilder MJ Gleeson has blamed planning setbacks in the UK for a decline in operating profit. Overall revenue at Gleeson rose by 5.2 per cent from £328.3m to £345.3m, although profit before tax fell by 21.3 per cent to £24.9m. The company – split into a land division and homebuilding division – said that Gleeson [...]
