The newest combination, to be named "Barratt Redrow", aims to deliver more than 22,000 homes each year in the medium term, or 57% to 63% more than the 13,500 to 14,000 deliveries Barratt expects to deliver by itself in fiscal 2024.
Core inflation - which excludes volatile food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices - was unchanged 5.1% in December, in contrast to economists expectations for a drop to 4.9%, and the first month since July that it has not fallen.