The housebuilder’s interim results for the six months ended June 30 shows sales rose 27% to £170.3m and operating profits grew by 76% to £17.6m.
House completions were up to 944 homes from 801 a year ago.
Bovis said its sales to date (33 trading weeks) included a 19% rise in private sector reservations, while housing gross margin for the full year is expected to reach 21-22%.
It said it was driving volume growth from a greater number of sales outlets, primarily in the south of England. Bovis’s interim dividend has been doubled to 3p per share.
