Taylor Wimpey profit falls 43% as inflation bites

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Taylor Wimpey has reported a 43% fall in pre-tax profit as it battled rising costs and planning delays.

The housebuilding giant, in its half-year results for the six months to 2 July, reported pre-tax profit of £237.7m, down on the £414.5m reported for the same period the previous year.

Its turnover fell by 21.% to £1.64bn, while its profit margin dropped from 20.4% to 14.4%.

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