End of year housebuilding figures from NHBC show 30% increase on 201230th December 2013

Registration figures from NHBC for the rolling quarter September to November 2013 showed that the number of new homes being registered in the UK was significantly improved on 2012 figures with a 30 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

NHBC registered 34,356 new homes during this period compared to 26,420 in 2012. In November alone 11,409 homes were registered (8,010 in the private sector; 3,399 in the public sector), resulting in a 20 per cent increase on last November’s overall total of 9,533.

NHBC Commercial Director Richard Tamayo, said: “Our November statistics have continued the strong and consistent volume growth witnessed throughout 2013, compared with registration figures in the years after the financial crash. As the year draws to a close the industry can look back on what has been an overall upbeat year for the sector where we have seen a return of genuine confidence and a welcome contribution from various Government schemes such as Help to Buy to the UK’s housing volume growth."