Persimmon’s average weekly net private sales rate edged 1% higher to 0.74 in the year to 27 April.
The order book value rose 12% to £2.3bn, representing 9,781 new homes. The private average selling price within the order book was around £293,000, up 4%.
Persimmon said that it has no direct exposure to US tariffs and that indirect exposure is expected to be “limited”. The group has not yet seen any impact on its supply chains or sales rates.
Full-year guidance remains unchanged, with the group expecting to complete between 11,000-11,500 new homes.
The shares fell 1.2% in early trading.
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