| The company was formed by Duncan Davidson in | | | | Persimmon homes. |
| 1972 when he acquired the remnants of the Ashtons | | | | The company prides itself on building all its homes to |
| building company. In 1985 it was listed on the London | | | | the stringent guidelines laid down by the National |
| Stock Exchange for the first time. At the time | | | | House Building Council (NHBC). This is an organisation |
| Beazer homes UK were the biggest house builder and | | | | that does inspections on all new builds at key stages |
| Persimmon bought them out in 2001 for £537.5 | | | | in their construction. These stages are; foundations, |
| million. Beazer and Bryant had previously announced a | | | | drainage, superstructure, which is the brickwork etc, |
| 'merger of equals' to create a whole new company | | | | pre plastering and finally pre handover. This then |
| named Dormus. However, another major builder | | | | earns the home a 10 year warranty against all major |
| Taylor Woodrow put in a bid for Bryant of £556 | | | | defects. It isn't only the structure itself that is |
| million which was accepted, so Persimmon moved | | | | covered; the kitchen design, power points and space |
| swiftly to acquire Beazer. | | | | heating all full under the warranty as well. |
| This family company started off in Bath and was | | | | Despite everyone's best efforts, there still may be |
| named after its founder; Brian Beazer. The purchase | | | | what they call snagging which is basically snags, or |
| of Beazer also included a second company, Charles | | | | defects, that have been missed or occurred after |
| Church. This had been founded in 1965 by Charles | | | | the inspections. There are is a forum you can go on |
| and Sussana Church. The next major purchase for | | | | if you have bought a home with snags from |
| Persimmon was another UK listed home builder called | | | | Persimmon homes where you can chat with others |
| Westbury plc, this acquirement cost them £643 | | | | and share tips and experiences. There are useful tips |
| million. This makes Persimmon homes the 3rd largest | | | | and guidelines and if you have any problems you can |
| home builder in the UK, by volume, only Taylor | | | | ask advice of people who are, or have been, in the |
| Wimpey and Barratt developments are larger. It now | | | | same situation. However big or small your problem is, |
| builds its homes under three brands; Westbury | | | | there will be somebody who knows exactly what |
| Partnerships, Charles Church and, of course, | | | | you're talking about. |