UK Homebuilders Remain Attractive Despite Positive Stock Price Reaction to Labour Election Victory
We reiterate the still-significant stock price upside potential for the majority of our UK homebuilder coverage despite the positive homebuilder stock price reaction to a Labour Party victory in the UK general election. Indeed, the election result was widely anticipated given polling in the lead up to the UK general election, which predicted a landslide Labour victory. Nonetheless, the election outcome has emboldened investors, with UK homebuilder stocks leading gains in UK stocks in early trading following the election result on July 5, 2024. Ostensibly, the Labour victory has instilled greater investor confidence that the present urban planning bottlenecks to new housing supply will be appropriately addressed—a key near-term concern that has weighed on UK homebuilder stock prices. Labour’s plans to reinstate support for first homebuyers and to increase supply of other forms of affordable housing are also constructive to the homebuilder industry outlook.