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By Laura McGuire Developer Henry Boot has increased its dividend for the year as the firm remains hopeful about green shoots in the UK’s property market. This morning, the group proposed a final dividend of 4.40p, an increase of 10.0 per cent bringing the total dividend for the year to 7.33p. The announcement came in conjunction with its full year results. Revenue at Henry Boot increased by 5.3 per cent to £359.4m which it said was driven by property development and housing completions. However, profit before tax came in at £37.7m which was £8m lower than the year before, with the group blamin…

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