Construction for residential housebuilding is rapidly improving, as starts surged by 24% quarter-on-quarter and 22% year-on-year.<\/p>\n
The research, from construction firm Glenigan, suggested that housebuilding is outperforming the rest of the construction sector.<\/p>\n
For construction as a whole, starts in the three months to April only rise by 7% quarter-on-quarter and 3% year-on-year.<\/p>\n
Allan Wilen, Glenigan\u2019s economics director, said: \u201cBuilders were reporting falling workloads at the end of last year, reflecting a period of real uncertainty across the construction sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the latest figures, particularly in residential, suggest that fortunes may be starting to turn.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis uptick in activity is encouraging, but sustained recovery will depend on confidence filtering through the supply chain.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government\u2019s much-anticipated spending review in June will be a crucial moment. If it brings clarity on major infrastructure investment, it could unlock momentum not just for big-ticket schemes, but the smaller, local projects captured in this data too; the kind councils are waiting to greenlight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Private housing starts surged 22% compared to the preceding three months, a 29% increase compared to last year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Social housing also saw strong performance, with a 29% increase on the previous quarter, and standing 3% up on the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n
The South West led regional performance, with construction starts rising 15% compared to the previous three months and climbing 29% on the same period last year.<\/p>\n
Similarly, the South East saw strong growth, increasing 32% on the preceding quarter and rising 8% year-on-year.<\/p>\n
London experienced a 22% increase in activity compared to the previous quarter, though it was still down 10% on the previous year.<\/p>\n
The North West also saw an uplift, rising 25% against the preceding three months, but remained 20% behind 2024 figures.<\/p>\n
The North East had a mixed performance, declining 4% against the previous quarter but standing 11% up compared to the previous year<\/p>\n
The West Midlands had a more challenging quarter, with starts rising 16% against the preceding three months, but declining 6% on the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Construction for residential housebuilding is rapidly improving, as starts surged by 24% quarter-on-quarter and 22% year-on-year. The research, from construction firm Glenigan, suggested that housebuilding is outperforming the rest of the construction sector. For construction as a whole, starts in the three months to April only rise by 7% quarter-on-quarter and 3% year-on-year. Allan Wilen, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-second-home"],"yoast_head":"\n