Interims reflected continued good trading conditions in the UK offset by a strong FX translation headwind of 13.7%, given that Abbey reports in Euros. Overall, Abbey completed 252 sales in the first half (2015: 294), split UK 219; Ireland 15; Czech Republic 18 (2015: UK 264; Ireland 15; Czech Republic 15). Reported revenues declined 21% to €88.3m and reported PBT declined 26.7% to €21.76m. The interim dividend has been increased from 6c to 7c.
