Raising standards to protect homeowners
Consistent Improvement for UK House Building Sector
Latest house building statistics from NHBC reveal further indications of recovery throughout the UK.
During the three months from July to September 2009, NHBC received 24,136 applications to build new homes in the UK - an increase of 4 per cent on the same period last year.
Some regions demonstrated particularly solid improvement in July - September 2009 compared with the same period last year, including both the North East (149 per cent) and North West (37 per cent). All four countries of the UK displayed signs of recovery.
Imtiaz Farookhi, NHBC Chief Executive, said: "It is reassuring that NHBC's figures show consistent improvement and that these positive signs extend across the UK. The sector has weathered the traditionally slow summer period, but we must now see out the autumn and hope that this confidence extends to the end of the year."
NHBC statistics for the three months to the end of September 2009 also show:
- Recovery in the private sector continues. Private sector applications were up 17 per cent across the UK to 15,577 from 13,358 for the same period last year.
- Public sector figures for the three months to the end of September totalled only 8,559 - 13 per cent lower than the same period a year ago (9,827).
- The average number of daily sales of new homes in the UK recorded by NHBC during July to September 2009 was 365 - 15 per cent lower than the same period a year ago (429), but 7 per cent higher than the number of sales recorded during the last rolling quarter (342).
NHBC publishes a quarterly booklet of its new house-building statistics - to subscribe visit http://www.nhbc.co.uk/Builders/Shop/Publicationsforsale/
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Note to editors:
(i) Full regional breakdown of new homes registered July to September 2009 by region / country:
Region |
July to September 2009 |
July to September 2008 |
Percentage Increase / (-) Decrease |
England - Regions |
|
|
|
North East |
858 |
344 |
149% |
North West |
1,388 |
1,011 |
37% |
Merseyside |
203 |
228 |
-11% |
Yorkshire & the Humber |
1,204 |
1,283 |
-6% |
West Midlands |
1,341 |
1,548 |
-13% |
East Midlands |
1,885 |
1,813 |
4% |
Eastern |
3,379 |
3,543 |
-5% |
South West |
2,820 |
2,612 |
8% |
Greater London |
3,689 |
3,961 |
-7% |
South East |
3,912 |
3,896 |
0% |
Totals for England |
20,679 |
20,239 |
2% |
Scotland - Councils |
1,668 |
1,654 |
1% |
Wales - Unitary Authorities |
745 |
607 |
23% |
Northern Ireland - Counties |
950 |
611 |
55% |
Isle of Man |
94 |
74 |
27% |
Totals for UK |
24,136 |
23,185 |
4% |
NHBC is the leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK. It was established more than 73 years ago as a non-profit distributing company. NHBC's primary purpose is to help raise standards to protect homeowners. NHBC's ten-year 'Buildmark' warranty covers more than 80% of new homes built in the UK and currently protects approximately 1.6 million homes.
News Date: 23/10/09