The company, which joins major housebuilders Persimmon and Taylor Wimpey in announcing pay reductions for its directors, said the cut will be from April 1 to at least June 1.

Separately, property website Rightmove said it was unable to provide meaningful house price data due to a collapse in the number of new homes being listed for sale.

(Reporting by Samantha Machado in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)