What is this claim about?
Some of the UK's largest housebuilders are alleged to have shared competitively sensitive information with each other over a number of years — including details of the prices they were achieving on sales, the incentives they were offering to buyers, and their sales and reservation activity.
Sharing this kind of information between competitors is prohibited under competition law. By keeping each other informed of pricing and market activity, housebuilders could have avoided genuinely competing with one another on price — with the result that buyers across Great Britain paid more for their new-build homes than they should have.
The claim follows a formal investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK's independent competition regulator. The CMA investigated suspected anti-competitive conduct by seven major housebuilders in connection with the sale of new-build homes across Great Britain.
Following that investigation, in October 2025 the CMA accepted binding commitments from the housebuilders to bring the suspected conduct to an end. While those commitments do not represent an admission of wrongdoing by the housebuilders, the CMA's intervention reflects the seriousness of the concerns it identified.
The claim is being brought by HOCR Limited, a not-for-profit special purpose vehicle established specifically for this purpose. Mark McLaren, an experienced consumer champion who has spent his career advocating for consumers across a wide range of sectors, is HOCR Limited’s sole director with responsibility for leading the litigation.
The claim is funded in full by Burford Capital, a leading litigation funder. This means that class members will not be required to contribute to the costs of bringing the claim.
The legal team is led by Geradin Partners and Hausfeld, two firms with extensive experience in competition litigation and collective proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The team also includes Oxera Consulting, specialist economic consultants who will provide expert analysis in support of the claim.
The claim is brought against eight of the UK's largest housebuilders:
• Barratt Redrow PLC;
• Bellway PLC;
• Berkeley Group Holdings PLC;
• Bloor Homes Limited;
• Persimmon PLC;
• Taylor Wimpey PLC;
• Vistry Group PLC; and
• Countryside Partnerships Limited.
Together, these companies account for a significant share of the new-build homes market in Great Britain.
You may be eligible to claim compensation if:
• you are domiciled in the UK; and
• you purchased one or more new-build homes from any of the defendants listed above, including their related brands and/or subsidiaries (listed here); and
• your purchase took place between 1 October 2015 and 24 June 2026.
This claim is being brought on an opt-out basis. That means you are automatically included in the claim if you meet the eligibility criteria — you do not need to take any action to be part of it. If you do not wish to be included, you will have the opportunity to opt out at a later stage in the proceedings.
Eligible purchases include homes bought outright, with a mortgage, or through equity loan, shared equity, discount, or shared ownership schemes. Buy-to-let purchases are excluded.
It is too early to give a precise figure, but economic analysis suggests that eligible buyers may have overpaid for their new-build home(s) as a result of the housebuilders' conduct. If the claim succeeds, compensation will be calculated based on the extent of any overcharge and distributed to eligible class members.
The claim has been filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. The next step is for the Tribunal to certify the claim — known as the Collective Proceedings Order (CPO) stage — before it proceeds to a full hearing. Proceedings of this kind typically take a number of years to reach a conclusion, though it may be possible to resolve the claim sooner.
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Together, this team brings deep expertise in competition law, economics, and class action litigation to ensure the strongest possible case for UK homebuyers.