O.C. Building Company Laing Homes Files For Bankruptcy
Bloomberg News printed a report on the bankruptcy protection filed by O.C.-based building company John Laing Homes. They wrote:
WL Homes LLC, the 161-year-old homebuilder, filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors with plans to focus on developments in Southern California.
The company blamed its filing on the collapse of the real estate market, saying its 2007 sales had fallen by about half in Chapter 11 documents filed today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The company listed assets of more than $1 billion and debt of $500 million to $1 billion. The company said it has as many as 50,000 creditors.
Irvine, California-based WL Homes, which also does business as John Laing Homes, traces its history to 1848, when its predecessor was a homebuilder in the U.K. WL Homes was formed in 1998 when John Laing merged with Watt Homes, according to court documents. In 2006 the company was purchased by Dubai-based Emmar Properties.







