New home registrations increase

1 June 2015


The number of new homes registered across the UK continues to outperform 2014 levels, according to NHBC.

For the rolling quarter (February – April), registrations increased by 20% to 41,307 compared to the same period last year. This follows the strong Q1 growth.

The private sector increased by 24% during the period to 31,083, with the public sector also up by 8% to 10,224. For April, 12,459 new homes were registered (9,268 private sector; 3,191 public sector), a 4% increase on the 11,985 homes (8,955 private; 3,030 public) registered in the same month last year.

“The very positive start to the year continues, with the growth in new home registrations unaffected by uncertainty ahead of the General Election, and so 2015 is likely to be another strong year,” said NHBC chief executive Mike Quinton.

“Now that the outcome of the General Election has been decided we look forward to continuing our work with government to ensure that housing remains at the top of the political agenda to help us get back to pre-recession building levels.”