Major housebuilders have continued to report positive trading news to the City. Barratt Developments' profits have soared 159% for the year ending June 2012, with housing completions up 14.1%. The housebuilder said that the rise in completions reflected the higher reservation rate achieved during the year – 12,637 against 11,078 over the same period last year. Galliford Try's housebuilding completions …