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UK New House-Building Statistics News Releases for 2008

Please click on the links below to view NHBC's new house-building statistics news releases for 2008.

2008 Home Starts Lowest on Record -

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:22:00 GMT

NHBC new house-building statistics show that the number of applications from house builders to start new homes in the UK fell by almost half during 2008 compared to the previous year....

50% Drop in New Home Starts -

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:53:00 GMT

NHBC, the leading warranty provider and standard setting body for new homes in the UK, received just 5,727 applications to start new homes from builders in November, leading them to predict that the total number of new homes started in the UK this year will be approximately 103,000 - just over half the number of new homes started in the calendar year 2007 (200,697). ...

Home Starts Reach New Low in August

19/09/08

NHBC new house-building statistics show that applications to start new homes in the private sector in August fell to the lowest since their accessible records began.
 

New Home Starts Fall by Almost Half

05/09/08

Following the Government's announcement of a raft of rescue measures to boost the housing market, NHBC's new house-building statistics show that the number of applications to start new homes fell by almost half year-on-year in the three-months from May to July.
 

Serious decline in number of home starts

23/07/08

Statistics released today by NHBC show that there was a significant drop in private sector activity during the three months from April to June 2008, with applications to start new homes totalling only 20,973 - a decrease of 51 per cent on the same three-month period a year ago (42,485).
 

Private Sector Worst Hit as New Home Starts Continue to Fall

27/06/08

NHBC statistics reveal that the number of applications from builders to start new homes fell by more than a third during the three-month period from March to May.
 

New home starts down by more than a quarter

09/06/08

Statistics from NHBC reveal that the number of applications from builders to start new homes fell by more than a quarter year-on-year during the three-month period from February to April 2008, as the effect of the credit crunch forces more builders to slow down activity on site.
 

Housing Starts Drop in First Quarter

12/05/08

Statistics released today by NHBC reveal that the number of applications from house builders to start new homes in the UK decreased by almost a third year-on-year during the first quarter of 2008.
 

Housing Registrations Less Buoyant

28/03/08

Statistics released by NHBC reveal that the number of applications to start new homes in the UK decreased by 22 percent year-on-year during the three-month period from December 2007 to February 2008.