The South-east registered the highest number of approvals in March. Two approvals, totalling 548 units, gave Bellway the lead in the private housebuilder table. Southern Housing Group, the RSL behind the regeneration of east London's Nightingale Estate, tops the housing associations
Planning approvals
The South-east registered the highest number of approvals in March. Two approvals, totalling 548 units, gave Bellway the lead in the private housebuilder table. Southern Housing Group, the RSL behind the regeneration of east London's Nightingale Estate, tops the housing associations

New-build completions
March 2003's NHBC-registered new-build private and housing association completion figures look a lot healthier than last year's. But there are regions where number are slipping against February 2003 figures, with Merseyside, the North-west, Scotland, the North-east, East Anglia and London all down

NHBC is the standard setting body and leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes in the UK. Established 65 years ago, its primary purpose is to help raise the standard of new homes and to provide consumer protection for new homebuyers.

NHBC statistics are derived from NHBC registered builders, who build approximately 85% of new homes throughout the UK. NHBC provides detailed, up to date bulletins on new home construction through its quarterly statistics booklets. For further information visit the website at www.nhbc.co.uk

Postscript

This data is provided by Glenigan, the development monitoring service. Over 10,000 new housing projects in the UK are currently being tracked by Emap Glenigan and this information is used by house builders to quickly spot new sites and to identify potential land sales as soon as they become available.

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