Housebuilding output grows 2.6%

uk housing

Quarterly figures hailed as evidence of Boris bounce, despite January showing dip in output

Housing output grew by 2.6% in the three months to January, according to latest figures from the ONS. These have been hailed in some quarters as further evidence of the purported “Boris bounce” experienced in the housing sector since the election.

The 2.6% quarter-on-quarter growth represented an improvement on growth of just 0.4% in the three months to December, and took total housing output for the quarter to £3.6bn.

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