Housing completions almost tripled in the third quarter of the year as the industry sought to bounce back following the closure of the market during the spring coronavirus lockdown.

Latest government figures from building control registrations, which do not cover the whole of the market but are seen as strong indicators of trends, found that 45,000 homes were completed in England between July and September, an increase of 185% on the low of 15,790 completed between April and June.

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