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Persimmon Homes Registered Office:
Persimmon plc, Persimmon House,
Fulford, York, YO19 4FE
Telephone (01904) 642199
Fax (01904) 610014
Should you buy a Persimmon new home?
Persimmon is one of the most complained about house builders having been featured on BBC Watchdog more than once! They now only win a handful of NHBC Quality Awards (just 8 in 2014) and are rated just 3 stars by their own customers in the 2015 HBF New Home Customer Satisfaction Survey. Only two other house builders are rated as low Bovis and Avant.
History
Persimmon was created by Duncan Davidson in 1972, building houses in Yorkshire before expanding nationwide. Persimmon grew rapidly in the 80’s and was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1985. The business consists of three main brands, Persimmon Homes, Charles Church and Westbury Partnerships.
The Persimmon Homes business is the main operation. According to Persimmon "building quality homes which provide the very best in design, construction and service. The wide range of property types includes three, four and five-bed detached properties; two and three-bed terraced and semi-detached houses; bungalows and apartments".
Charles Church, described by Persimmon as "one of the country’s foremost house building brands with unrivalled reputation for the design and quality of the homes it builds." The Charles Church brand provides "a range of premium homes in both modern and traditional styles".
The Westbury Partnerships business focuses on social housing by working closely with Housing Associations to help identify solutions of affordable housing problem. This provides an outlet for their timber frame manufacturing operation - space4.
Who Persimmon acquired and how they grew
In January 2006, the company bought Westbury Plc, which itself had previously taken over Prowting Homes. Other take over acquisitions include the Beazer Group in March 2001 and the Ideal Homes group of companies in February 1996.
Key Directors:
Roger Devlin - Group Chairman
Dean Finch - Group Chief Executive
Email: deanfinchpersimmon.com
Telephone: 01904 543042
Number of new homes built to financial year ended 31 December 2014 - 13,509
(2013 - 11,528 : 2012 - 9,903 : 2011 - 9,360
2010 - 9,384 : 2009 - 8,976 : 2008 - 10,202)
Awards:
Number of NHBC awards per year (averaged over last seven years)
22 Quality awards < 6 Seal of Excellence awards.
Homes per quality award ratio:
2019 - 16,449 homes built per award.
2018 - 8,225
2017 - 2,674
2016 - 2,167
2015 - 2,429
2014 - 1,668
2013 - 887
2012 - 471
2011 - 334
2010 - 313
2009 - 309
The lower the number the better the quality.
What their customers say:
Review links below to see what some customers think of their Persimmon new home:
Charles Church Homes snagging defect photographs
Information on national house builders
Persimmon Homes Regional Offices
(last updated February 2015)
NORTH DIVISION
Persimmon Homes Yorkshire
Persimmon House
Fulford
York
YO19 4FE
Telephone (01904) 642199
Managing Director: Simon Usher
Persimmon Homes West Yorkshire
Charles Church Yorkshire
3 Hepton Court
York Road
Leeds LS9 6PW
Telephone (0113) 2409726
Managing Director: Wayne Gradwell
Persimmon Homes North East
Charles Church North East
2 Esh Plaza
Sir Bobby Robson Way, Great Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE13 9BA
Telephone (0191) 2389950
Regional Chairman: John Eynon
Persimmon Homes Teesside
Charles Church Teesside
Persimmon House
Bowburn North Industrial Estate
Durham Road, Bowburn
Co. Durham
DH6 5PF
Telephone (0191) 3774000
Managing Director: Neil Foster
Persimmon Homes West Scotland
Partnerships Scotland
180 Findochty Street
Garthamlock
Glasgow G33 5EP
Telephone (0141) 766 2600
Managing Director: Douglas Law
Persimmon Homes East Scotland
Charles Church Scotland
Unit 1 Wester Inch Business Park
Old Well Court
Bathgate EH48 2TQ
Telephone (01506) 638300
Managing Director: Jim Kirkpatrick
Persimmon Homes North West
Charles Church North West
30-34 Crofts Bank Road
Urmston
Manchester
M41 0UH
Telephone (0161) 7463737
Managing Director: Neil Follows
Persimmon Homes Lancashire
Persimmon House
Lancaster Business Park
Caton Road
Lancaster LA1 3RQ
Telephone (01524) 542000
Managing Director: Mark Cook
Space4 Ltd
Tameside Drive
Castle Bromwich
Birmingham B35 7AG
Telephone: (0121) 748 8383
Managing Director: Chris Hagan
SOUTH DIVISION
Persimmon Homes South East
Charles Church South East
Scholars House
60 College Road
Maidstone
Kent ME15 6SJ
Telephone (01622) 626816
Managing Director: Andrew Shankster
Persimmon Homes South West
Charles Church South West
Mallard Road
Sowton Trading Estate
Exeter
Devon EX2 7LD
Telephone (01392) 252541
Managing Director: Simon Perks
Persimmon Homes South Coast
Charles Church South Coast
Persimmon House
100 Wickham Road,
Fareham
Hampshire PO16 7HT
Telephone (01329) 514300
Managing Director: Matthew Paine
Persimmon Homes Thames Valley
Charles Church Thames Valley
Charles Church House
Knoll Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3TQ
Telephone (01276) 808080
Managing Director: Martyn Clark
Persimmon Homes Wessex
Charles Church Wessex
Verona House
Tetbury Hill
Malmesbury
Wiltshire SN16 9JR
Telephone (01666) 824721
Managing Director: Steve Roche
Persimmon Homes Severn Valley
Charles Church Severn Valley
Davidson House
106 Newfoundland Way
Portishead
Bristol BS20 7QE
Telephone (01275) 396000
Managing Director: Carl Haley
Persimmon Homes West Wales
Charles Church West Wales
Dragon House
Parc Y Ddraig
Penllergaer Business Park
Swansea SA4 9HJ
Telephone (01792) 229800
Managing Director: Huw Llewellyn
Persimmon Homes East Wales
Charles Church East Wales
Persimmon House
Llantrisant Business Park
Llantrisant
Rhondda Cynon Taff CF72 8YP
Telephone (01443) 223653
Managing Director: Martin J Smith
CENTRAL DIVISION
Persimmon Homes North Midlands
Charles Church North Midlands
Davidson House
Meridian East
Meridian Business Park
Leicester LE19 1WZ
Telephone (0116) 2815600
Managing Director: Paul Hurst
Persimmon Homes West Midlands
Charles Church West Midlands
Venture Court
Broadlands
Wolverhampton
West Midlands WV10 6TB
Telephone (01902) 787989
Managing Director: Tim Brickley
Persimmon Homes South Midlands
Charles Church South Midlands
Westbury Partnerships
Aspen House
Birmingham Road, Studley
Warwickshire B80 7BG
Telephone (01527) 851200
Managing Director: Andrew Peters
Persimmon Homes East Midlands
Charles Church East Midlands
Persimmon House
19 Commerce Road
Peterborough Business Park
Lynch Wood
Peterborough PE2 6LR
Telephone (01733) 397200
Managing Director: Simon McDonald
Persimmon Homes Midlands
Charles Church Midlands
3 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD
Telephone (01604) 884600
Managing Director: Richard Oldroyd
Persimmon Homes Essex
Charles Church Essex
10 Collingwood Road
Witham
Essex CM8 2EA
Telephone (01376) 518811
Managing Director: Philip Standen
Persimmon Homes North London
Charles Church North London
Persimmon House
Vanwall Business Park
2 Vanwall Road
Maidenhead
Berkshire SL6 4UB
Telephone (01628) 502800
Managing Director: Jon Regent
Persimmon Homes Anglia
Charles Church Anglia
Persimmon House
Colville Road Works
Oulton Broad
Lowestoft
Suffolk NR33 9QS
Telephone (01502) 516784
Managing Director: Andrew Fuller
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