Bovis on track as profits rise
The Kent-based group expects to meet City profit forecasts of about £31 million in 2011, up 68% on the previous year.
The group benefited from an 18 per cent increase in private completions, while it also bought cheaper land following the downturn and focused on larger, more lucrative family homes in the south as first-time buyers struggle to get on the housing ladder.
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Hide AdThis helped average selling prices increase 4.5 per cent to £180,100 last year.
It added that its strong pipeline of new sites meant it was on course to deliver further “significant” improvements in profits in 2012, even though the market was expected to remain “challenging”.