House-building 'below pre-crash levels'

BBC analysis suggests house-building across half of England is slower than it was before the financial crash. Almost a decade on from the 2008 crisis, some 52% of councils saw fewer homes built last year than in the year leading up to the crisis. The Government claims last year saw the largest percentage increase in new homes in nine years. Overall, some 217,000 new homes were built in 2016-17, two-thirds of the Government target of 300,000. Nine of the 10 local authorities that saw the fewest number of homes built compared to Government estimates of need fall within London.

BBC News (13/08/2018)