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Citation
(2007), "Nearly half of all new homes flats and maisonettes", Structural Survey, Vol. 25 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2007.11025bab.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2007, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Nearly half of all new homes flats and maisonettes
Keywords: Housing, Statistics
NHBC’s latest statistics show that almost half of new homes started in UK in the first eight months of 2006 were flats and maisonettes. According to NHBC, who cover over eighty per cent of new homes in the UK, up until the end of August 2006, 47 per cent of new homes started in the UK were flats and maisonettes. In contrast, just 20 per cent of new homes started during the first eight months of the year were detached properties.