New Social Homes Down 41 Per Cent on Last Year

Figures released by the National House Building Council (NHBC) have shown that the gap between private and public sector registrations in the UK continues to expand, with social housing figures contracting year-on-year. NHBC registration figures for the public sector decreased 20% in January 2012 compared with January 2011, and 58% in February 2012 year-on-year. (1,854 compared with 2,304 in January 2011 and 1,373 from 3,289 in February 2011). In contrast, private sector housing registrations have experienced consecutive increases this year, with a 9% rise in January followed by 27% in February, compared with the start of 2011.  In total there has been a marginal 2% decrease in the number of homes across all sectors registered to date this year in the UK (16,343 in 2012 compared to 16,705 in 2011).  Read more on the NHBC website.