Persimmon announces ‘sales up’ in their trading update

Persimmon plc yesterday announced an update ahead of their Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2016, which will be released on 27 February 2017.

Read the Persimmon PLC trading update in full click here.

Persimmon the York-based housebuilding giant saw its year-on-year sales rise 15 per cent in the last six months of 2016, the result of strong customer demand for new homes and cheap mortgage deals.

A great start to the year for Persimmon, their share price was up over 6% during the day, other housebuilders followed suit, 2017 could well turn out the year of the ‘housebuilders’.

 

 

Allen Walkey

Highly experienced businessman with a successful career in property sales and investment both in the UK and abroad. Now a freelance writer and blogger for the property and Investment Industry, keeping readers up-to-date with changes and events in a rapidly changing world.

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