NHBC report rise in UK House building levels

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Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Jun 24, 2010

NHBC statistics show 32,352 new homes were registered across the UK, a 68 per cent increase on the same three month period in 2009 (19,286).

Commenting on the figures, Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of NHBC, commented: "Despite the impact of the general election and the political uncertainty that surrounded it, NHBC's figures show that the number of homes being built in the UK is continuing to improve at a steady rate.

"Sustaining this level of improvement post-budget and into the summer building season however will be the next major challenge to face the industry", he added.

NHBC statistics for the three months to the end of May 2010 show that both private and public sector demonstrated significant improvements:.

* Private sector registrations were up 89 per cent (at 20,877) when compared with the same period last year (11,062).

* Public sector registrations were 11,475 - 40 per cent higher than the same period a year ago (8,224).

NHBC publishes a quarterly booklet of its new house-building statistics - to subscribe visit the website.