There was speculation over potential property taxes that Rachel Reeves might announce in her November Budget - Jonathan Brady/WPA Pool / Getty Images Britain’s largest housebuilder has suffered the biggest drop in the number of homes sold since the pandemic after buyers were spooked by Rachel Reeves’s Budget. Vistry, which owns brands such as Bovis and Countryside, sold 9.7pc fewer homes last year with sales falling to 15,700 from 17,225 in 2024. Greg Fitzgerald, the company’s chief executive, said unce ...