Shares in focus: Should you buy Bovis?

The housebuilder’s profits are booming, but is there anything left still to play for? Phil Oakley investigates.

The housebuilder's profits are booming, but there's still a bit more to go for, says Phil Oakley.

Britain's housing market is in rude health. In London and the southeast of England it is positively booming. So it's not surprising that housebuilding companies, such as Bovis, are reporting stonking increases in their profits and dividends.

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Phil spent 13 years as an investment analyst for both stockbroking and fund management companies.

 

After graduating with a MSc in International Banking, Economics & Finance from Liverpool Business School in 1996, Phil went to work for BWD Rensburg, a Liverpool based investment manager. In 2001, he joined ABN AMRO as a transport analyst. After a brief spell as a food retail analyst, he spent five years with ABN's very successful UK Smaller Companies team where he covered engineering, transport and support services stocks.

 

In 2007, Phil joined Halbis Capital Management as a European equities analyst. He began writing for MoneyWeek in 2010.