Persimmon: House builders grows in challenging conditions

Yorkshire Post

Housebuilder Persimmon said it has sold more homes this year but warned that buyers were squeezed by still-high mortgage rates and rising household costs.

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00:00Hello, I'm Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post.

00:03The York-based house builder Persimmon said it has sold more homes this year,

00:09but warned that buyers were still being squeezed by high mortgage rates and rising household costs.

00:16The developer told investors that it completed the sale of 4,605 homes in the first half of 2025,

00:24which is 4% more than the same time last year.

00:27The average sale price of a home also jumped by 8% to about £284,000.

00:36My name's Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

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