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Persimmon board appoints new directors

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc announced the appointment of outgoing Land Securities Group chief operating officer Colette O’Shea and serial technology entrepreneur Alexandra Depledge…








Persimmon tells AGM forward sales £2.8bn

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its current forward sales position is £2.8 billion and the average selling price in the forward…


Persimmon signs cladding safety pledge

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc announced it has signed the DLUHC’s Developer Pledge which “sets out the industry’s commitments to removing cladding and remediating…




Persimmon forward sales rise to £1.15bn

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Tuesday it has £1.15 billion of forward sales reserved beyond the current year (2019: £0.95bn) and that it expects…


Persimmon forward sales rise to £2.23bn

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its forward sales stand at £2.23 billion, including legal completions in the second half of the…
















Persimmon forward sales slip to £2.4bn

York-based house building giant Persimmon plc said on Wednesday its current forward sales position to date in 2020 is £2.4 billion compared to £2.7 billion last…








Persimmon £75m pay scandal boss resurfaces

The former chief executive of Persimmon who left the York-based housebuilder following criticism of his £75 million pay package has resurfaced as the boss of a smaller…






Scandal-hit Persimmon’s profit tops £1bn

Embattled York-based housebuilder Persimmon confirmed interim chief executive David Jenkinson as its CEO on Tuesday as it reported its revenue increased 4% to £3.74 billion…



Persimmon kicks out £76m CEO Jeff Fairburn

York-based housebuilder Persimmon said its chief executive Jeff Fairburn is to leave the company because criticism of his £76 million bonus package was a continuing distraction that had…


Persimmon first-half revenue up 5% to £1.8bn

York-based Persimmon, the UK’s second-largest house builder, said on Tuesday its profit before tax increased 13% to £516.3 million and revenue was up 5% to £1.84 billion in the…



Big investors vote against Persimmon CEO’s £75m

Aberdeen Standard Investments voted against the “enormous” remuneration packages for executives at York-based housebuilder Persimmon including a £75 million package for Persimmon CEO Jeff Fairburn at the…


Persimmon hires chairman amid executive pay row

York-based housebuilder Persimmon — still under shareholder fire for excessive executive compensation — said corporate veteran Roger Devlin will join Persimmon as chairman from June 1, 2018.   Last…



Persimmon partially cuts executive bonuses

York-based housebuilder Persimmon said on Friday it will partially reduce controversial bonuses for its top executives following shareholder outrage at the package that could have…






Persimmon bosses leave amid excessive pay row

York-based house builder Persimmon said its chairman Nicholas Wrigley will resign and remuneration committee chair Jonathan Davie has resigned amid a row over excessive executive pay…




Persimmon H1 revenue up 12% to £1.6bn

York-based house builder Persimmon said its revenue grew 12% to £1.66 billion in the six months to June 30 and that “consumer confidence remains resilient…