housing starts

There were an estimated 40,580 new dwelling starts in England in the final quarter of 2018. This is a decline of 8 per cent compared with Q3, according to statistics published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

The number of new residential developments started in Wales between July and September 2017 fell by a fifth to 1,511 dwellings compared with the previous quarter, according to latest statistics.

The number of new-build homes starts is up 13 per cent to 164,960 in the year to June 2017 compared with the previous 12 month period, according to figures released by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

The number of new homes under construction across Northern Ireland was up by more than 25 per cent towards the end of last year, suggest latest official figures.