The claim must be approved by the Competition Appeal Tribunal before proceeding. The claim, worth between £3,100 and £6,200 per home, is being made against Barratt Redrow, Bellway, Redrow, The Berkeley Group, Bloor Homes, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Vistry Group and Countryside Partnerships, and has a total value of £2.2bn and £4.5bn.
Geradin Partners says that the claim follows an earlier Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation that looked at the conduct of housebuilders between January 2022 and February 2024, which resulted in the companies accepting binding commitments in October 2025 to address the CMA’s concerns. The commitments included agreements by the housebuilders not to share certain types of sensitive commercial information in future, alongside enhanced compliance measures and a £100 million contribution towards affordable housing initiatives.
The new claim goes beyond the CMA investigation. It alleges that the impact of information sharing may have extended well before 2022, and seeks compensation for homeowners allegedly affected from October 2015 onwards.
Geradin Partners says that court documents allege that the housebuilders exchanged competitively sensitive information with one another, including information relating to prices, buyer incentives and sales activity. The claim alleges that these information exchanges reduced competition between the housebuilders and resulted in homeowners across Great Britain paying more for new-build homes than they should have. If established, this type of conduct would amount to a breach of UK competition law and could result in the housebuilders being liable for substantial damages.
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