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Summary

The latest national statistics on house building were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 20 November 2008.

Statistics in this release present figures on new build housing starts and completions in England. Figures for the UK and constituent countries are also available in the accompanying tables.

The latest statistics report on the period July to September 2008 and update those previously released on 21 August 2008.

Key points from the latest release are:

• There were an estimated 22,200 seasonally adjusted housing starts in England in the September quarter 2008, down 33 per cent on the previous quarter and 48 per cent lower than the September quarter 2007.
• Private enterprise housing starts (non-seasonally adjusted) were 55 per cent lower than the September quarter 2007. In contrast, housing starts by Registered Social Landlords (non-seasonally adjusted) have risen 20 per cent over the same period.
• Annual housing starts figures for England continued to decline. They totalled 126,700 in the 12 months to September 2008, down by 26 per cent compared with the 12 months to September 2007 and 31 per cent below their 2005-06 peak.
• Housing completions in England fell by 10 per cent from the previous quarter to an estimated 33,300 (seasonally adjusted) in the September quarter 2008. Compared with the September quarter 2007, completions were down by 18 per cent. Quarterly completions exceeded starts for the fourth quarter in a row.
• Annual housing completions in England totalled 154,300 in the 12 months to September 2008, down by 9 per cent compared with the 12 months to September 2007. Regionally only the South East is showing a continuing increase in the number of completions.

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