'Beast from the East' blasts house registrations

By Hamish Champ2018-04-27T08:37:00

Icy weather blamed for 14% dip in first three months of 2018

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The freezing weather in February and March blew a chill through house registrations across the UK with some builders reporting 30 days lost on site, according to the National House Building Council.

The NHBC said the first three months of 2018 saw 14% fewer registrations – where a builder registers a new plot or home to be built in the coming months or weeks – compared with the same period last year.

Registrations were filed for 36,637 homes in the first quarter, versus 42,405 in 2017.

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