Bovis Homes made a pre-tax loss of £78.7 million, it reported yesterday (March 9) in its preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2008. In 2007, the housebuilder reported a profit of £123.6 million. At the end of last year, its revenue had halved from £555.7 million in December 2007 to £282.3 million. In response, the company has made …