Housebuilding on the rise
08:14 09 May 2003
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Housebuilding continues to show a rise, according to latest quarterly figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister today (Friday).
Starts in England during the three months to March were up 5%
(after allowing for seasonal variation) on the same period a year
ago. Completions, on the same basis, were up 4 per cent.
Starts and completions across Great Britain followed similar trends
between 2001/02 and 2002/03 - up 1% and completions up 6%.
Comparison of the financial years ending March 2002 and March 2003, shows starts in England up 1% from 151,000 to 152,000 and completions up 7% from 130,000 to 139,000.
In March it is estimated that 13,700 dwellings were started in
England and 12,300 were completed.
The equivalent figures for Great Britain were 17,000 and
15,000.