New figures question government’s housing delivery goal

Housebuilding

Analysis reveals only three regions – London, the east Midlands and Wales – showed an increase in the number of residential contracts awarded last year

The government’s ability to deliver 300,000 new homes annually by the mid-2020s has been thrown into doubt after figures suggested the number of contract awards in the residential sector slowed down last year.

Analysis by the Construction Products Association (CPA) and Barbour ABI showed that of 12 regions in Great Britain only three – London, the east Midlands and Wales – showed an increase in the number of residential contracts awarded.

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