Private housebuilding work fell by nearly 5% in November as housebuilders responded to the post mini-budget drop in demand from homebuyers, according to the latest official construction output figures.

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed the private housing sector saw a £172m drop in output in the month, to just over £3.4bn, making it the largest negative contributor to what was flat growth in the month for construction overall. With public housing output also falling by 5.3% to £416m in the month, the overall drop in housebuilding output was 4.9%, to £3.8bn.

…