House-Building At Highest For A Decade

The number of new homes being built in England is at its highest level for ten years, according to government figures. The CLG said 162,880 homes were started in 2016/17, with 147,960 completed. Both numbers represent the highest number of new builds since the start of the financial crisis in 2007/08. However, housing charity Shelter said the numbers were still about 100,000 short of what was needed. Read more on the BBC.