Barratt’s forward sales are up by 15% on this time last year, despite warnings of a tightening market. In a trading update for the year to June 30 2007 Barratt announced forward sales of £1.4 billion. Total completions were up by 6% to 15,517 for the Barratt Homes brand whilst recently acquired Wilson Bowden completed 2,635, an increase of 19%. …