It is a good time to be boss of partnerships housebuilder Keepmoat. Tim Beale, chief executive of the Doncaster-based firm, which turned over just over £400m in a covid-hit last financial year, says the subsequent recovery has left it, metaphorically, fit as a butcher’s dog.

“What we’ve seen since summer last year is a step-change in people’s thinking about where they live. We’re sold out till October. It’s our strongest forward sales position we’ve ever been in.

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