Dark clouds gather over housebuilders

Housebuilders have been a good bet for investors, says Sarah Moore. But that could be coming to an end.

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Housebuilders have done well, but investors should fix the roof while the sun shines and sell

Persimmon, Britain's largest house-builder, faced a backlash recently when it was revealed that an ill-considered incentive scheme for its chief executive put him in line for a £100m bonus, the UK's most generous such payout ever. In total, it will award almost £800m to roughly 140 senior staff.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.