Abbey sees signs of slowdown in UK economy
The housebuilder also warned against "further unwise intervention" in the Irish housing market
Housebuilding group Abbey has reported a modest 3.3 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profit to €63.5 million for the year ended April 30 from €61.5 million a year earlier although it said its operating profit was unchanged at €60.8 million.
The company said its housebuilding operations completed 586 sales, 495 of them in the UK, 39 in Ireland and 52 in the Czech Republic, aided by help-to-buy schemes in both the UK ...
