The housebuilder reported a forward-sales increase of 4.3% to £2.7bn between 1st July to 13th November 2016, compared with the same period last year, while wholly owned forward sales grew by 19.5% to £2.5bn.
Barratt launched 69 new developments during this period and is currently operating from 385 sites.
The firm did report that selling in London at higher prices was challenging and to mitigate these risks it had taken pricing action on a number of its London sites.
“We are mindful of the potential for economic uncertainty created by the outcome of the EU referendum,” said David Thomas, chief executive of Barratt Developments.
“However, market fundamentals are robust, and we remain a housebuilder of choice.”
Barratt revealed that the healthy market conditions and strong consumer demand had been driven by an undersupply of homes, good mortgage availability and the support of schemes such as Help to Buy.
David concluded: “Barratt's commitment to quality design, build and excellence in market-leading customer service has supported our strong sales performance.
“Our focus remains on maintaining good operational and financial performance, and delivering attractive shareholder returns."
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