Abbey plans more Irish activity to offset Brexit

Abbey’s chief executive Charles Gallagher

Housebuilder Abbey plans to ramp up its Irish activities as it looks to offset the impact of Brexit.

The company is looking to add to its land bank in Ireland and is targeting homes for first-time buyers to capitalise on the state’s help-to-buy scheme, which helps those struggling to get on the property ladder.

Abbey’s chief executive Charles Gallagher said growing in Ireland and also in the Czech Republic, where it already has ...