Countrywide's 利益（をあげる）s 崩壊（する）

By This Is Money
Updated: 15:53 BST, 11 August 2005

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COUNTRYWIDE today 明かすd an 89% 崩壊（する） in 利益（をあげる）s as its 核心 広い地所 機関 分割 苦しむd a loss for the first time in a １０年間.

Pre-税金 利益（をあげる）s in the six months to 30 June fell to £3.5m from £30.7m a year earlier. Chairman Christopher Sporborg said the 住宅 market appeared to have stabilised but 信用／信任 could easily be knocked off course by 外部の events.

The company's 株 were 1?p cheaper at at 336?p in late afternoon London 貿易（する）.

Countrywide had 警告するd 投資家s in April that results would be materially below last year's after very weak 貿易（する）ing 条件s. Comparison to 2004 was also difficult because the 最新の six months 含むd 貿易（する）ing from 商売／仕事s it bought from Bradford & Bingley in October.

苦しむing from a 下降 in the British 住宅 market, Countrywide said the group could operate profitably in the slower market. It said UK 完全にするd house sales were nearly 33% 負かす／撃墜する in the six months to June, によれば 人物／姿／数字s from the land registry office. 'This （許可，名誉などを）与えるs with our experience,' Chairman Christopher Sporborg said in a 声明.

'Public 信用／信任 in the 住宅 markets, whilst 改善するd from the nadir of last autumn, could easily be knocked off course by 外部の events, and we remain careful to keep our costs at a level appropriate to the market,' he said.

'In the absence of any 悪化／低下 in the market, our 広い地所 機関 and 財政上の services 商売／仕事s should return to profitability in the second half.'

The number of house sales in Countrywide's pipeline was nearly 7,500 higher than at the start of the year, he said.