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Persimmon: construction skills shortage “challenging”

Housebuilder Persimmon has said that finding the right construction skills for its build programme is a challenge.

The company was, however, managing inflationary pressures in the supply chain, it added.

In its half-year results, published today, the group said it would “remain cautious with respect to new land investment for as long as the uncertainties facing the market persist, particularly those associated with the risks to the UK economy resulting from the UK’s exit from the EU”.

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