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NewsHousebuilding slows in Q3 amid materials and labour squeeze
Latest figures from NHBC show 8% quarter on quarter drop in completions
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Housebuilding growth falls to lowest level since end of 2020 lockdown
Getting hold of labour and materials causing “severe” loss of momentum in construction, purchasing managers’ index finds
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Housing output dropped sharply in July
Official figures blame 6.5% housebuilding decline on materials shortages and cost increases
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Mortgage lending hit all-time high in June
Official figures show approvals for new loans continued to taper downwards
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Housebuilding output to remain below pre-covid level until 2023
Materials and labour shortages will constrain post-lockdown recovery, latest CPA forecast suggests
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New home starts hit 14-year high
NHBC figures for the second quarter show build rates soaring for detached and semi-detached homes
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Housebuilding work edges up in May
Official figures show the sector defied the May deluge to record growth but output remains below pre-pandemic level
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Housebuilding work grows at fastest pace in almost 20 years
Purchasing managers sound warning over pressure on costs and margins amid booming market
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Housing completions hit 20-year high
Official quarterly completions at highest on record in three months to March
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Banks may start to hit mortgage lending limits
Senior Bank of England official issues warning as government reports highest April lending since financial crisis
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London market stagnating as UK prices soar
Latest Rightmove data shows asking prices rose just 0.2% in the capital in the last year
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London housing starts sharply down in first quarter
Latest NHBC data finds sector recovered overall but apartment construction also declining
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Continued strong growth in housebuilding reported in April
Latest purchasing managers’ index shows ‘hot’ market is feeding fastest rise in construction costs in 20 years
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Housing market to moderate following Easter ‘peak’
Zoopla predicts reduction in ‘extreme’ supply-demand imbalance as it reports drop in annual price growth
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CPA forecasts double-digit recovery for housebuilding
But overall housebuilding output to remain below pre-covid level until 2023
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Affordable sector drives up February housebuilding output
Official figures show that ‘public sector’ housebuilding shot up 13.5% in February
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Sharp rise in housebuilding in March
Fastest growth since last summer helps push construction growth to near seven year high
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Housebuilding output dipped in January
Slight drop in the first month of the year leaves sector a tenth smaller than January 2020
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Growth in housebuilding activity eased in February
However, latest data from purchasing managers shows a return to growth for construction overall
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House sales drop in January
Official data on completions shows first drop in volume since spring lockdown lifted
