Barratt homes in on City

摘要

Barratt, the country's biggest housebuilder, has said it wants to build 2,000 homes a year in London. It completed 1,586 homes in the capital in the year to the end of June but chief executive Mark Clare said it wants to take advantage of a booming market. "Our Barratt London business is expanding fast," he said. "We are planning to deliver 2,000 new homes a year in London." Prices in London rose 5.3% last month compared with an average of 0.3% across the rest of the country, according to the Nationwide.