New-Build Starts Down For Private Enterprise And Housing Associations

Seasonally adjusted new-build home starts were down 4% in the private enterprise tenure and decreased by 1% for housing associations, latest MHCLG stats show. Compared to a year ago, starts this quarter are down by 4% and 21% below their March quarter peak in 2007. Overall, starts are 126% above the trough in the March quarter of 2009. Starts by local authorities are shown as increased – but this sector is acknowledged as small and the figures “quite volatile”. Read more on 24housing.

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