Builder Bellway shrugs off Brexit uncertainty as reservations rise

Reuters

Published Dec 13, 2016 07:32

Builder Bellway shrugs off Brexit uncertainty as reservations rise

LONDON (Reuters) - Bellway (LON:BWY) became the latest British house-builder to shrug off the uncertainty created by the Brexit vote as it said on Tuesday that its reservations rate rose 7 percent during the four months since August.

Reservations, which involve a buyer paying a fee to take a property off the market, rose in the 18 weeks to Dec. 4 and the firm said it expected to build five percent more homes this financial year.

"Customer demand for new homes continues to be robust," CEO Ted Ayres said.