HOUSEBUILDERS have reported a brighter picture for their industry.
Latest figures from the National House Building Council show that registrations for new homes rose by 73% to 9,556 during February compared with 5,526 for the same month last year.
Applications to build new homes across the UK during the three months December, 2009, to February, 2010, were up by 66% to 24,105 against 14,537 registrations for the same period last year.
In Yorkshire, there were 1,465 registrations during the quarter against 927 last time.
However, NHBC cautioned that build levels are still 40% lower than pre-recession and insufficient to meet demand.
“As we enter the spring building season, there is a cautious optimism about the signs of improvement across the housing market,” said chief executive Imtiaz Farookhi.
