Berkeley Group, the house builder focused on London and surrounding areas, said demand for its residential property in 2012 has remained resilient, encouraging it to selectively invest further in stocking up its land bank in the area.
Despite the wider economic challenges, Berkeley has delivered a robust trading performance over the period, most noticeably through the further growth in cash due on forward sales which currently exceed £1 billion compared with £813m at May 1st 2011.
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