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(2009), "Further rise in house build volumes points to mild recovery", Structural Survey, Vol. 27 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2009.11027eab.018
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Further rise in house build volumes points to mild recovery
Article Type: Newsbriefs From: Structural Survey, Volume 27, Issue 5
Keywords: Building, New Homes, Trends
NHBC’s latest statistics show the third successive rolling quarter-on-quarter rise in the number of applications from builders to start new homes in the UK, providing further evidence of a mild recovery in house-building production. 19,286 applications were received by NHBC from the combined private and public sectors in the three months to the end of May 2009 – 8 per cent higher compared to the previous rolling quarter February to April 2009 (17,859) and 19 per cent higher than January to March this year (16,232).