Social Housing Starts Up 48%

The number of social housing starts in the final quarter of 2012 was up 48% on the same period in 2011.  The latest Glenigan index shows that private housing starts were also up by 20% on 2011's last three months. Underlying construction remained strong in the final month of 2012, with project starts up 9% for the three months to December compared with 2011.  Read more on 24dash.