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Evening Standard
Alex Daniel

Crest Nicholson to build fewer low-margin homes after profit hit

Crest Nicholson said it built 1,873 homes this financial year (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is to focus less on building low-margin homes, like affordable housing, as it seeks to combat a slump in profits.

The housebuilder said it is trying to “trade out” of lower margin sites, after warning on earnings because a high proportion of the homes it built this year were classed as affordable.

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