Housing Starts Up More Than 30%

The number of housing starts were 31 per cent higher in Q1 of 2014 in comparison to the same period last year, figures released by the government reveal.  The seasonally adjusted data from the CLG showed there were 36,540 house starts in England between January and March this year. Completions in the period were 27,670, a 12 per cent increase on the previous year, and annual housing starts to the 12 months to March, 133,650, were also up by 31 per cent compared to the year before. Completions were up annually by 4 per cent. The CLG has tied this increase into the launch of help to buy in April 2013. View the full statistics on the Gov UK website.