Homes England oversaw the construction of 37,164 homes in the last financial year, a slight recovery on the covid-hit previous year, but still well down on the numbers produced prior to the pandemic, according to the latest official figures.

Homes England said the housing delivery figures showed the housing sector had begun to recover from the covid pandemic in the year to March 31 2022, with the completions figure representing a 6.4% increase in the 2020/21 number of 34,937.

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