Crest Nicholson pauses regional expansion drive

House builder Crest Nicholson has put its regional expansion plans on hold in response to falling demand.
As part of its previous growth plan to spread its UK footprint, Crest opened a new Yorkshire office last year and appointed a business leader in East Angla to identify an office to commence operations in the region.
But chief executive Peter Truscott said that it has now paused the planned opening of a third new division until further notice and would now adjust the pace of expansion across