(To start with please do your own research, I own these shares)

TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC has broken the rising trend up. This signals an even stronger growth rate. It also gave positive signal from a inverse head and shoulders formation at the break up through the resistance at 45.57. Further rise to 57.7 or more is signaled. The stock is testing the resistance at pence 52.00, which may give a negative reaction. Volume tops correspond well with price tops, and volume bottoms correspond well with price bottoms. This strengthens the trend. The stock is overall assessed as technically positive for the medium long term.

Watch out for a break over 52, thats your start line.

Background on prospect for this company.
Taylor Wimpey said today it has seen continued stability in the UK housing market since April and the severe downside scenarios for which it has been planning now appear less likely to materialise, despite economic conditions remaining weak.

The housebuilder said it has strengthened its financial position significantly during the first half of 2009, having agreed the restructuring of debt facilities and successfully completed a Placing and Open Offer to raise net proceeds of ฃ510m.

The group said whilst wider economic conditions remain weak and rising unemployment could still have an effect on its markets, the severe downside scenarios for which it has been planning now appear less likely to materialise.

Despite some regional variations, the group has seen continued stability in the UK housing market since it reported full year results on 30th April.

This also the company which has one of the largest exposure to the US housing market so a recovery in the real estate sector in the US would also add to its gains.

Halifax housing index still falling.

From Moneyweek magazine---------Average house price is 4.45 x earnings against the average post war - 1983 of 4. Factor in the low interest rates, and prices will almost certainly fall another 10%.
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like MRW in supermarkets, so in many ways TW. in housebuilding - their last results were interesting i thought

far cheaper to buy than rent dead money . these will double in the next 6 months .
you have been told .

Not sure about it doubling in 6 months Tanker, I got in on the 10th @39.7 on the spreads Sept contract.

cc i will be correct . a cert

whats with all these 5000 buys today

cynic and chris.....

Baler - Can I phone a friend? haven't a clue mate!

there is something going on at tw the trades say they should be up over the last week.

inverted head and shoulders - aka upside-down graph!

and going south.....tip it up the other way.....quick.,.

Taylor Wimpey the homebuilding company with residential developments in the UK and Spain, saw its share price boosted to 45.3p, a jump of 1.1p or 2.5% on the back of some very encouraging results for the six months to 1 July 2012.

Group operating profit increased by 50% to £100.9 million with pre-exceptional profit before tax increasing by 171% to £78.2m. This profit has been achieved by selling more properties and at a higher margin, which has increased to 11.1% from 8.2% in 2011 with the average selling price of their properties now increasing by 4.8% to £176k and completions up to 5,083, an 8% increase.

The homebuilding sector is fighting the general malaise in demand for property and investors can be pleased that Taylor Wimpey is performing strongly alongside the likes of Barratt , Bellway , Persimmon and Bovis.

The company have focused on obtaining customers in the current uncertain market with initiatives such as the NewBuy and the government-backed FirstBuy scheme. Part-exchange is also offered on many properties although Taylor Wimpey are selective regarding the properties it will take and generally will offer a significant discount on the property offered up for exchange. Additionally, appealing incentives in the form of cash discounts and free optional extras are offered to entice potential purchasers.

Additionally, customer satisfaction has increased to 91.8% from 89.5% in 2011, which underlines the five-star rating the company received in the Home Builders Federation's survey.

Looking forward, 6,890 new plots have been approved for purchase, an increase of 30%, and planning consents have been achieved on 1,565 plots.

An interim dividend was announced of 0.19p per share from the cash reserves of £123.8m

Baroness Brenda Dean has taken a huge risk.


Director Deals - Taylor Wimpey PLC (TW.)

BFN

Baroness Brenda Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde , Non Executive Director, has re-invested 39 shares in the company on the 25th September 2012 at a price of 55.65p. The Director now holds 59,848 shares representing 0.00% of the shares in issue.

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Director deals data provided by www.directorsholdings.com

After last night's watchdog I would have expected her to dump the lot, mind you she's holding diddley squat.
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Didn't see it George, what was said?

Stan, some horrendous building blunders by TW resulting in vertical and horizontal gaps 30mm wide in new build houses, shows expert recommended that one house in particular needed to be pulled down and rebuilt from scratch. They were built on part clay.
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Ah Clay is that the same as "Part Clay? Clay has a habit of moving/cracking with some different weather conditions so a well respected Builder I was talking too explained a few months ago. He also said that Sand (providing it's not disturbed) is actually safer in that respect.

Areas in the South East/London are particularly potentially vulnerable.

On another note, did TW takeover Barratts? or are they still a separate Company do you know?

Separate co.
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