The number of new houses being built this year has increased from the same time last year. The housebuilding estimates for September 2001 show 15,700 new homes were started in the UK compared with 14,200 in September 2000. The number of new homes built in the last three months is also up by 3% on last year’s figures.
In contrast, the number of new houses built by registered social landlords and unregistered housing associations fell by 12% in the three months to September, compared with the same time last year.