{"id":6956,"date":"2025-07-31T07:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=6956"},"modified":"2025-07-31T07:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T07:47:01","slug":"london-new-home-starts-slump-59-as-safety-regime-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/london-new-home-starts-slump-59-as-safety-regime-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"London new home starts slump 59% as safety regime bites"},"content":{"rendered":"

New home registrations have slumped by 59% in London, dragging on otherwise modest UK-wide growth in house building during the second quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n

Fresh figures from the NHBC show registrations across the UK rose 4% in Q2 compared to a year earlier.<\/p>\n

But this masked sharp regional contrasts, with the capital suffering a 59% fall as developers and housing associations wrestle with delays linked to the Building Safety Regulator and tightening social housing budgets.<\/p>\n

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The UK\u2019s largest warranty provider said a total of 30,405 new homes were registered in Q2 2025, up from 29,103 in the same period last year and slightly above Q1\u2019s total.<\/p>\n

But London was the standout laggard, recording the steepest drop of any region to 904 homes as the post-Grenfell high-rise safety regime continues to dent delivery and confidence in high-rise schemes.<\/p>\n

The other big regional high rise market North West and Merseyside was down 18% at just over 2000 homes.<\/p>\n

New flats registrations across the UK were down 23% year-on-year, with the NHBC pointing to a clear shift in developer focus towards low-rise homes. Terraced house registrations jumped 33%, while detached and semi-detached homes also saw gains of 7% and 5% respectively.<\/p>\n

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The rental and affordable sector saw just a 1% annual rise, with 9,481 homes registered in Q2.<\/p>\n

Quarter-on-quarter growth was more promising at 6%, driven partly by fresh optimism from the Chancellor\u2019s recent \u00a339bn pledge for social and affordable housing over the next decade.<\/p>\n

Steve Wood, NHBC chief executive, said: \u201cWhile some areas of the market remain subdued, we remain optimistic about the longer-term as planning and land restraints are increasingly unblocked, mortgage rates ease and the Government sustains a focus on new home delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Outside of London, several regions saw strong registration growth, including Yorkshire and Humberside (+96%), the South West (+75%) and Northern Ireland (+44%).<\/p>\n

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