THE incoming chief executive of Persimmon has warned the Scottish housing market will remain a mixed bag until mortgages are easier to secure.
THE incoming chief executive of Persimmon has warned the Scottish housing market will remain a mixed bag until mortgages are easier to secure.
HOME TRUTHS: Incoming Persimmon chief executive Jeff Fairburn said more help from lenders is needed.
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Jeff Fairburn, currently group managing director and head of the northern division, says he is positive on the company's prospects in Scotland but does not expect volumes to significantly increase until mortgage availability improves.
Persimmon expects to bring on the first phase of houses at the large regeneration of the former Bishopton munitions works soon and has a number of other projects pencilled in for 2013 including a 300-unit site at Baillieston and a Charles Church development at Bathgate.
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