Redrow plans share buyback

Redrow has announced plans to buy back 10% of its shares.

The plans will be put to a shareholder vote.

Analysts at Whitman Howard said this was "a strong endorsement of the view that house builders will seek to return cash to shareholders" and that as Redrow has been one of the laggards in driving dividend payments the announcement "goes some way to addressing this point".

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