(Sharecast News) - Redrow's non-executive chairman bought shares in the homebuilder at the start of the week.

According to the company, Richard Akers purchased 10,000 shares on 13 November at roughly 500.0p apiece for a total transaction amount of £49,998.

At the end of the preceding week Redrow warned that full-year profitability and revenues were set to come in toward the lower bound of its guidance after subdued trading in Autumn.

Top Director Buys

Shaftesbury Capital (SHC)

Director name: Akers,Richard

Amount purchased: 50,000 @ 112.90p

Value: �56,450.00

Redrow (RDW)

Director name: Akers,Richard

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 499.80p

Value: �49,980.00

Fd Technologies Public Limited Company (FDP)

Director name: Preston,Ryan

Amount purchased: 2,786 @ 922.00p

Value: �25,686.92

Oxford Biomedica (OXB)

Director name: Hayden,Michael

Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 192.81p

Value: �19,281.00

United Utilities Group (UU.)

Director name: Aspin,Phil

Amount purchased: 17 @ 1,075.72p

Value: �182.87

United Utilities Group (UU.)

Director name: Beardmore,Louise

Amount purchased: 16 @ 1,075.72p

Value: �172.12

Zotefoams (ZTF)

Director name: Stirling,David

Amount purchased: 50 @ 302.00p

Value: �151.00

Firstgroup (FGP)

Director name: Mangold,Ryan

Amount purchased: 92 @ 163.97p

Value: �150.85

Wincanton (WIN)

Director name: Hinton,Tom

Amount purchased: 55 @ 274.00p

Value: �150.70

Mitie Group (MTO)

Director name: Bentley,Phillip

Amount purchased: 142 @ 106.00p

Value: �150.52

Dr. Martens (DOCS)

Director name: Mortimore,Jon

Amount purchased: 134 @ 112.20p

Value: �150.35

Dr. Martens (DOCS)

Director name: Wilson,Kenny

Amount purchased: 134 @ 112.20p

Value: �150.35

Zotefoams (ZTF)

Director name: McGrath ,Gary

Amount purchased: 49 @ 302.00p

Value: �147.98

Ricardo (RCDO)

Director name: Cottrell,Judith

Amount purchased: 33 @ 445.00p

Value: �146.85

Croda International (CRDA)

Director name: Foots,Steve

Amount purchased: 3 @ 4,450.00p

Value: �133.50

Top Director Sells

Redrow (RDW)

Director name: Richmond,Barbara

Amount sold: 17,409 @ 497.80p

Value: �86,662.00