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NewsHousebuilding activity returns to pre-pandemic levels
Latest official data finds monthly output for November surpassed February total
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Housing completions up 185% in third quarter of 2020
Latest figures from building control records show rapid recovery in output following spring lockdown
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Business secretary sets out pandemic backing for construction
Letter to industry from new appointee Kwasi Kwarteng makes economic case for keeping sector open
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Housebuilding leads growth in construction activity
Latest purchasing managers’ survery says optimism hit four year high in December
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Mortgage approvals hit 13-year high
Loan volume topped 100,000 in November for first time since global financial crisis
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Housebuilding activity will not fully recover until 2023
Latest forecast from Experian predicts output will remain below pre-pandemic levels this year and in 2022
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Sentiment survey: How confident do developers feel about 2021?
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
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A third of developers ‘uncertain’ about recovery from pandemic
Exclusive survey finds 36% have made redundancies despite strong post-lockdown rebound
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Housebuilding sees rapid recovery in October
Latest purchasing manager’s index shows rate of growth only slightly lower than September
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House sales return to pre-pandemic levels
HMRC data appear to show full market recovery following 21% leap in transactions in August
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Private housing starts expected to halve in 2020
Latest CPA forecast is significant improvement on the 60% drop expected in the summer
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L&Q raises £250m on bond market
Cost of finance was lowest ever achieved despite economic uncertainty, housing association says
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Housing recovery sparks post-lockdown surge in construction orders
Housebuilding sector strongest performing part of construction as activity levels grow
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House price growth to stall in 2021
Forecast from Hamptons says effect of covid crisis on market will be felt next year
