Clearview South October 2013 - Issue 143 | Page 15

industrynews UK HOUSE-BUILDING LEVELS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE NHBC’s latest registration statistics show that house-building levels in the UK continue to show improvement on recent years, with figures for July 19% higher (13,539) than the same month last year (11,391). Taking the rolling quarter into account (May – July 2013) the period reveals a 30% increase compared to the same period last year (2012; 28,951 compared to 2013; 37,738). Additionally, the private sector reported the highest number of registrations for over five years, with 10,300 new homes registered in July; the highest since February 2008 when 10,465 homes were registered. NHBC Commercial Director Richard Tamayo said: “As we have emphasised over the course of t ?????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)???????????????????1??????????????)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????t() =9MQIU Q%=8?M Q=H?1L))= L?5I-P?I=]Q )Q??????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)Q???????????????????????I????)???%?????)?????????????????????????????????(????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????Q??()????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????)%?????????????????M????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????Q??)???5????????????????9????]?????????((????????????????????????????????????????????9??????%?????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????(??)Q???????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????)???%????)?????????????????????????????????()59U0? 1%9L)1%YI?%8()9\?5=Q=I%M) =9QI=0)?MeMQ4)Q=U )%?????????????????????)?????????????????????)????????????????????????) ??????????????????????????????)???????????????????????)???9\?L????() 1YH?) =1=UIU0?) IQ%Y?()???????????????????????????????()Q??????????????????????????????????????U??? ????? ?)?????????????????????????????????EH?????????????()Q???????????????)?????????????????????()???()5????????????????1???????U??????5??????A???%??????????????5??????A???????1????1L???1T()Q??????????????????????????????()= P?????((??((