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New build: sales, starts and completions
  May 2000 May 2001 % change
New-build average daily sales 571 535 -6
New-build registrations 12 673 13 398 +6
New-build completions 13 541 12 887 -5
New-build registrations (excl housing associations) 11 849 12 017 +1
Source: NHBC
Buyer profile: May 2000
% of first-time buyers that bought new homes 8
% of former owner-occupiers that bought new homes 14
Standardised new-build price* (£) 94 084
Average new-build price (£) 138 473
Average new-build advance (£) 95 106
Average new-build advance as % of price 72.8
New-build advance to income ratio 3.14
New-build price to income ratio 4.74
* based on 1983 prices (when the average house cost £33 447)
Source: Halifax
Top 10: business strategy books
1 Blown to Bits Evans & Wurster
2 Understanding Organisations Charles B Handy
3 Rich Dad, Poor Dad Kiyosaki & Lechter
4 The Cluetrain Manifesto Locke & Levine
5 Inside the Tornado Geoffrey A Moore
6 The Strategy-focused Organization Kaplan & Norton
7 Futurize Your Enterprize David Siegel
8 The Fifth Discipline Peter M Senge
9 The Balanced Scorecard Robert S Kaplan et al
10 Leading Change John P Kotter
Source: amazon.co.uk