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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Crest Nicholson plans job cuts and warns on profits, blaming budget uncertainty

A worker carries bricks on a new build house under construction
Crest Nicholson said it would complete 1,691 homes in this financial year. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The housebuilder Crest Nicholson has warned of job cuts and worse than expected profits after a summer of “subdued” sales amid uncertainty around the possible property taxes in the budget.

The Surrey-based company said it planned to close one divisional office and cut 50 roles, including staff at that site and “selective other roles” across the business.

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