HOUSEBUILDERS have reported a rise in the number of new homes registered in Yorkshire during the second quarter of the year.
Figures from the National House-Building Council showed there were 2,294 registrations across the region between April and June. That compares with 1,153 registrations for the same period in 2009.
Nationally, registrations rose by 41% to 30,597 from 21,637 last time. Private sector registrations were up by 50% at 19,977 against 13,328 while public sector registrations rose by 28% to 10,620 from 8,309.
However, registrations for June alone were down, according to the NHBC. There were 9,263 registrations last month against 10,870 in May this year and 8,305 in June, 2009.
NHBC chief executive Imtiaz Farookhi said it was too early to say if the June dip was a cause for concern, adding: “In the longer, term the demographics of UK population growth and the continuing under-supply of existing housing demand must require the country to build significantly more new homes.
“Shorter term factors such as uncertainty around planning reforms, the economic background and the outlook for employment, together with continuing issues with mortgage availability, may well combine to limit the scope and pace of this much-needed recovery in volume.”
