Henry Boot warns on profit as land sales slump

Henry Boot has warned full-year profits will come in significantly below market expectations after a sharp slowdown in land sales and a slide into loss at its house building business.
The Sheffield-based developer said profit before tax for 2026 would miss current forecasts of £20m as subdued transaction volumes and weaker market confidence continued to weigh on trading.
The biggest setback came at land promotion arm Hallam Land, where plot sales more than halved to 556 in the first six mo