Tough calls on dividend payments
Barratt's share price fell on the day it announced profits were up 159%. Steve Menary looks at how decisions on dividends can affect housebuilders' stocks.
Form ratings
Steve Menary gives a round up of the latest results and finds that demand is holding steady.
Private investigations
Steve Menary rounds up what he can glean of the results of the UK's bigger privately-owned housebuilders
Land strategies
Steve Menary looks at the housebuilders' strategies on land and bringing units through the planning system and reveals a downward trend
Margins in motion
Steve Menary looks at the latest largely encouraging set of results from the plc housebuilders and sees an upward trend in margins
Satisfying the shareholders
Steve Menary looks at the implications of Persimmon's announcement to pay out £1.9 billion of dividends to shareholders
Aiming to please
After Artisan’s shares were dropped from the AIM index, Steve Menary tracks the activities of other smaller listed housebuilders
Optimistic notes from big builders
Listed builders have been reporting good news so far this year, making the Housebuilder index look a little healthier. Steve Menary reports
Playing on the margins
Steve Menary assesses the recent financial performance of the plcs and suggests the City is pushing hard for further improvements in margin.
Risk of government give and take
Steve Menary says that the government may well be looking to ease the path for housebuilders to build more homes, but there is a price to pay
