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Berkeley Group 'a bet on Brexit'
Shares in Berkeley Group - which focuses on London and the south east - are currently up around 2.5% despite the housebuilder reporting a 25% drop in profit for the first half of the year.
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst George Salmon says the firm's more than 5% upgrade for full year profit and a pledge to boost shareholder returns has reassured investors.
But he warns sentiment on the stock will be closely linked to whatever happens to Brexit.
"London could well be in the eye of the storm should a disorderly departure trigger a housing meltdown.
"While the shares remain something of a binary bet on Brexit in the short-term, looking further afield Berkeley’s niche operating model and enviable track record mean we think it should be a long-term winner," he says.
Kevin Peachey
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Prices rise 0.3% from a year earlier, with the average home now valued at £224,578, the Halifax says.
Read moreHouse price growth at six-year low
UK house prices in November fell 1.4% month-on-month, 1.1% quarterly and increased by just 0.3% annually with the rate of price growth at its lowest level since December 2012, according to the latest Halifax House Price index.
It says the average house price is now £224,578.
"While this is the lowest rate of growth in six years, it remains within our forecast range of 0% to 3% for 2018," said Halifax managing director Russell Galley.
Kevin Peachey
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Lenders are failing to support some vulnerable people who fall behind on their repayments, the FCA says.
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A ban on sales by developers will not affect people hoping to move in before Christmas, a council says.
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Young first-time buyers explain how they managed to get on the property ladder.
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Youngsters with parents who have property wealth are far more likely to be home owners by 30, a study says.
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Read moreMore than 11,000 MOD homes across the UK are empty, costing the taxpayer more than £25m a year in rent and maintenance.