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UK housebuilders left in ‘no doubt’ over obeying law, antitrust regulator says

By Simon Zekaria ( July 9, 2025, 11:00 GMT | Insight) -- Barratt Redrow, Vistry and other of the UK's biggest housebuilders probed for information sharing have been left in “no doubt” about how to behave lawfully, the head of the country’s antitrust watchdog said today after they offered a package of commitments, including paying 100 million pounds, to resolve competition concerns. The regulator said that the commitments, if accepted, mean that it doesn't have to decide whether the housebuilders broke competition law.A group of the UK's biggest housebuilders probed for information sharing have been left in “no doubt” about how to behave lawfully, the head of the country’s antitrust watchdog said today after they offered a package of commitments to resolve competition concerns....

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