Vistry said that is confident of delivering year-on-year profit growth in 2025, despite its slow start to the year.

In a short trading update today, the £3.8bn-turnover housebuilder said its expectation for the year to 31 December remain unchanged.

The group in September reported a 55% drop in pre-tax profit for the first six months of the calendar year, but says activity has “continued to build” since the summer.