Interim Management Statement
Strong performance; private forward sales up 47%
Highlights
· Significant improvement in sales rates across all six of our operating regions
· Net private reservations per active site per week of 0.71 (2012: 0.54), up 31.5% on the prior year
· Continue to see a year on year improvement in net pricing of 150 to 200 basis points, largely reflecting a reduction in the level of incentives offered
· Private forward sales of £1,127.4m, up 46.7% on the prior year (2012: £768.5m)
· Continue to secure excellent land opportunities that at least meet our minimum hurdle rates, with 8,150 plots (2012: 3,685 plots) approved in the period