Pam Barrett
@pambarrett.bsky.social
Not interested in business as usual. Director at Better Places / Be Buckfastleigh / Devon / rural inequalities / democracy /
“Supernormal profits” of Britain’s biggest housebuilders - News - Cardiff University share.google/v5t0ddeJfKgd...
“Supernormal profits” of Britain’s biggest housebuilders
UK government support and lack of competition meant ‘big three’ housebuilders produced profit margins of between 17-32% per year for shareholders, analysis finds
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October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Supernormal profits” of Britain’s biggest housebuilders - News - Cardiff University share.google/v5t0ddeJfKgd...
"The analysis from Cardiff University and Henley Business School shows how Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments and Persimmon used the risk of withholding housing supply to renegotiate contributions to local authorities and win government subsidies."
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"The analysis from Cardiff University and Henley Business School shows how Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments and Persimmon used the risk of withholding housing supply to renegotiate contributions to local authorities and win government subsidies."
"The three largest housebuilders used their market power to deliver abnormally large profits and gain an advantage over competitors without dramatically increasing their levels of housing supply, a report shows....
October 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"The three largest housebuilders used their market power to deliver abnormally large profits and gain an advantage over competitors without dramatically increasing their levels of housing supply, a report shows....
Brilliant stuff Clare!
October 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Brilliant stuff Clare!
I found them today too! Carried one all the way through the woods to show Phil and then dropped it at the last moment! We did get these though.
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I found them today too! Carried one all the way through the woods to show Phil and then dropped it at the last moment! We did get these though.
I'm not on LinkedIn any more. Are you able to share the text here? I agree, there's far too much complacency and lack of urgency in policy making and delivery.
September 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I'm not on LinkedIn any more. Are you able to share the text here? I agree, there's far too much complacency and lack of urgency in policy making and delivery.
Brilliant. It was #Buckfastleigh 's 10th rebirthday May 25 too!
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Brilliant. It was #Buckfastleigh 's 10th rebirthday May 25 too!
Especially in relation to the real rural economy.
August 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Especially in relation to the real rural economy.
This one! Dad would be having a fit over the state of that privet!
July 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This one! Dad would be having a fit over the state of that privet!
My childhood home was one of these on the edge of Leeds. Huge garden front and back where my day grew loads of vegetables to keep the family well fed. Incredible municipal vision.
July 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My childhood home was one of these on the edge of Leeds. Huge garden front and back where my day grew loads of vegetables to keep the family well fed. Incredible municipal vision.