Housebuilders continue to report positive news, with Persimmon announcing a pretax profit rise of 57% to £212.9 million over the first six months of 2014 against the equivalent period of 2013. Its legal completions increased 28% to 6,408 new homes.Taylor Wimpey saw its pre-tax profit soar 63.7% to £178.4 million over the six months to June 29 2014 compared to …