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. 

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.