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Crest Nicholson - Better than expected reservation rates

November 2013

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  • Epic Code:
  • CRST
  • Price:
  • 346p
A confident trading update from house builder Crest Nicholson noting that reservation rates for the four months to end August have risen 46% to 0.95 per week per sales outlet, supported by funding for lending feeding through to lower mortgage rates and most recently the “help to buy†scheme. Meanwhile, forward sales for 2014 and beyond have increased a whopping 92% on the £75m achieved this time last year. At the same time cancellation rates have reduced to 10.5% (2012: 15.8%) reflecting the improved trading conditions. Crest Nicholson has purchased 18 additional sites this year, with a total of 1,854 plots secured and all plots required to hit 2014 forecasts have been secured with almost all necessary planning consents ...

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