Bellway profits boosted by ‘robust’ housing market

Bellway employs around 2,000 people across the UK.

Houses under construction on a new development (PA)

By Ben Woods, Press Association Chief City Correspondent

Housebuilder Bellway has cheered a double-digit rise in profits as Britain’s “robust” housing market helped it sell more homes at a higher price.

Pre-tax profits jumped 17% to £288.7 million for the half-year, as the number of homes sold ticked 6% higher to 4,741.