All economy articles – Page 5
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NewsHousebuilding 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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NewsNew 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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NewsHousebuilding 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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NewsHousebuilding 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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NewsHousing completions hit 20-year high
Official quarterly completions at highest on record in three months to March
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NewsBanks 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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NewsLondon 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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NewsLondon housing starts sharply down in first quarter
Latest NHBC data finds sector recovered overall but apartment construction also declining
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NewsContinued 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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NewsHousing 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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NewsCPA forecasts double-digit recovery for housebuilding
But overall housebuilding output to remain below pre-covid level until 2023
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NewsAffordable sector drives up February housebuilding output
Official figures show that ‘public sector’ housebuilding shot up 13.5% in February
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NewsSharp rise in housebuilding in March
Fastest growth since last summer helps push construction growth to near seven year high
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NewsHousebuilding 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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NewsGrowth in housebuilding activity eased in February
However, latest data from purchasing managers shows a return to growth for construction overall
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NewsHouse sales drop in January
Official data on completions shows first drop in volume since spring lockdown lifted
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NewsHouse prices jumped 8.5% in 2020, says ONS
First official figures for pandemic-affected year show fastest growth since 2014
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NewsHousebuilding output dropped by a fifth in 2020
First official figures for the pandemic year also show housebuilding work slowed in December
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NewsStewart Milne falls to £48m loss
‘Material uncertainty’ over firm’s future noted in Scottish housebuilder’s accounts despite revenue growth
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NewsHouse prices fell in January, says Nationwide
Mortgage lender registers first drop since June last year as stamp duty holiday nears end