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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

UK housebuilders face class action suit over alleged collusion to inflate prices

A roof under construction on a new home
The class action lawsuit on behalf of buyers of new homes calls for compensation of up to £6,200 a property. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA

Britain’s biggest housebuilders, including Barratt Redrow and Taylor Wimpey, face a multibillion-pound class action lawsuit over claims that they colluded over higher prices for homebuyers.

The lawsuit is being led by Mark McLaren, a former legal affairs manager at the consumer group Which?, on behalf of more than 700,000 consumers who bought a new-build between 2015 and 2026, against Barratt, Bellway, Berkeley Group, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Vistry Group, Countryside Partnerships (party of Vistry) and Bloor Homes.

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