{"id":32620,"date":"2026-08-11T08:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32620"},"modified":"2026-08-11T08:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:43:59","slug":"bellway-chief-calls-for-housebuilding-stimulus-daily-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=32620","title":{"rendered":"Bellway chief calls for housebuilding stimulus \u2013 Daily Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellway-Homes-at-Dargavel.png\" alt=\"Bellway Homes\" class=\"wp-image-132609 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellway-Homes-at-Dargavel.png\" alt=\"Bellway Homes\" class=\"wp-image-132609 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellway-Homes-at-Dargavel.png 794w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellway-Homes-at-Dargavel-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellway-Homes-at-Dargavel-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/dailybusinessgroup.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bellway-Homes-at-Dargavel-600x402.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Bellway is seeking more government support<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Bellway\u2019s chief executive has called for an immediate reduction in stamp duty alongside a government-backed deposit support scheme for first-time buyers to help stimulate demand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Honeyman said both would ease \u201caffordability constraints\u201d and \u201caccelerate the delivery of much-needed new homes across the country.\u201d Stamp duty applies in England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">His comments came in a trading statement in which it said there has been a moderation in customer demand since April in response to the rise in mortgage rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Full-year underlying operating profit is expected at the lower end of its \u00a3320m\u2013\u00a3330m range amid elevated uncertainty from cost inflation and cooling demand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">External pressures, including rising mortgage and energy prices, geopolitical tensions and UK political unpredictability, are clouding the outlook beyond the current financial year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Honeyman, said<strong>:<\/strong> \u201cBellway has delivered a robust performance and growth in volume output, despite ongoing headwinds for our industry. Our sharp focus on operational improvement and drive for capital efficiency has provided resilience and supported a strong increase in cash generation and shareholder returns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe board remains confident that, with supportive market conditions, Bellway is in a strong position to capitalise on future growth opportunities. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, with the near-term outlook remaining uncertain, we call on the Government to act now to improve access to housing across all tenures, both by helping first-time buyers onto the property ladder and supporting the delivery of affordable and social housing for those who need it most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn order to ease affordability constraints and stimulate demand, an immediate reduction in Stamp Duty alongside a Government-backed deposit support scheme for first-time buyers would both drive economic growth and accelerate the delivery of much-needed new homes across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.6.0) simplesharebuttons.com -->           \t            <\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n fbq('init', '1192059580980274'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script>#Bellway #chief #calls #housebuilding #stimulus #Daily #Business<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellway is seeking more govern&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[18999,18998,266,581,1088,265,19000,3691],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32620"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}