Countryside Properties expects to ramp up delivery of new homes in the group’s final quarter, according to a trading update issued today.

The listed housebuilder said it was on track to complete 5,944 homes in the full year to the end of September, up more than a third (38%) on last year’s total.

The group completed 1,055 homes in the three months to the end of June, slightly down on last year’s 1,060 units.