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NOVEMBER 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO BUSINESS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
New home levels
continue to rise
despite August dip,
reports NHBC
2. Full regional breakdown of total new homes registered
June – August 2015 by region/country:
House building activity in the UK this year is set to top levels seen
in 2014, according to new figures released today by NHBC.
The new home registrations statistics reveal an
increase of 11% for the rolling quarter June –
August, compared to the same period last year.
A total of 40,101 new homes were registered in
the UK during this period, up on the 36,149 new
homes registered in the previous year.
The private sector increased by 12% during this period
(30,210 in 2015; 27,072 last year), with the public sector
increasing by 9% from last year (9,891 in 2015; 9,077 last
year).
However, registrations for August were down marginally by 6% (10,362 compared to 11,037 last year) – the first
time since January that figures fell below last year’s respective monthly totals. For the month, the private sector was
marginally down by 1% (8,401 in 2015, 8,476 August 2014),
with the public sector down 23% (1,961 versus 2,561 last
August); this decrease follows six consecutive months of
growth when compared to last year for the public sector.
As the leading warranty and insurance provider for new
homes in the UK, NHBC’s registration statistics help to
provide new and accurate data on the country’s new homes
market.
Commenting on the latest registration statistics, NHBC
Chief Executive Mike Quinton said: “Despite a slight decrease for August, overall registration levels for the rolling
quarter show the same steady growth we’ve seen throughout 2015.
‘we are now seeing registration
volumes fall in the public
and affordable sector after
a good start to the year’
“However, we are now seeing registration volumes fall in
the public and affordable sector after a good start to the
year. This may be due to many housing associations holding
back on developments in light of welfare reforms and the
cap on rental increases. We will closely monitor this over
the coming months, along with the private sector, as the
house building industry strives to build more new, quality
homes that the UK needs.”
NHBC UK statistics for June – August 2015 show;
1. During June – August 2015, the number of registrations was 40,101, an 11% increase on last year (36,149). Of
these;
• Private sector registrations in June – August 2015 increased by 12% (30,210), compared with the same period
last year (27,072).
• Public sector registrations in June – August 2015 increased by 9% (9,891) when compared to the same period
last year (9,077).
• NHBC’s role is to support the industry in maintaining and
improving the build quality of new homes for homebuyers, whilst providing the benefit of its 10-year Buildmark
warranty protection, when required.
• NHBC does this through a wide range of activities, from
standards setting through technical support to warranty
and insurance.
• NHBC is a non-profit distributing organisation with no
shareholders. It invests any surplus into activities that
improve new homes further, in particular through its
research arm, the NHBC Foundation.
• NHBC is the leading warranty and insurance provider
for new homes in the UK. NHBC’s ten-year Buildmark
warranty covers around 80 per cent of new homes built
in the UK, having covered nearly eight million homes
since it began and currently protecting around 1.6 million
homes.
Source: NHBC