House Building Statistics Released (April – June 2017)

Information on the number of new dwellings started, where building has commenced and those completed, covering the period April – June 2017, have been released by the Welsh Government.

The full report can be found here.

The key points include:

The number of new dwellings started increased by 2 per cent during 2016-17 and this increase has continued into the first quarter of 2017-18.
During the April to June 2017 quarter a total of 1,853 new dwellings were started. This is an increase of over a third (37 per cent) on the same quarter of the previous year and the highest number recorded in any April to June quarter since 2008-09.
2,066 new dwellings were completed during April to June 2017, up by over a quarter (27 per cent) on the previous year and, as with starts, the highest number recorded in any April to June quarter since 2008-09.
The number of RSL dwellings completed was up by 56 per cent on the previous year to 450 dwellings which represented 22 per cent of all completions during the quarter.

CHC members signed a Housing Supply Pact with the Welsh Government and the WLGA to deliver 12,500 of the 20,000 affordable housing target by 2021. For more information on the Pact visit: https://chcymru.org.uk/policy/housing-pact/