vistry group plc said thursday that pretax profit slipped for the first half of 2022 on exceptional costs related to building safety remediation though revenue rose and it backed its full year expectations the house builders pretax profit slipped to 1113 million pounds 1284 million from gbp1562 million a year prior on gbp714 million of provisions related to the estimated costs related to property cladding and fire safety however on an adjusted basis and stripping out exceptional costs pretax profit rose to gbp1899 million from gbp1661 million the company said it has made a positive start to the second half with more than 96 of its forecast total housebuilding units and partnership mixed tenure units secured for the year vistry said it continues to expect fullyear adjusted pretax profit to be around gbp417 million and it was positive in its outlook though it remains mindful of wider economic uncertainties the board declared an interim dividend of 23 pence a share up from 20 pence a year before operationally we are in great shape and with our leading capability across all housing tenures are very well positioned to maximize the broader market opportunity in the coming period chief executive greg fitzgerald said