Housing output down 85% in lockdown

By Joey Gardiner2020-05-07T05:00:00

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Analysis by the Construction Products Association deepens concern over delivery of homes

Housebuilding activity has slumped by 85% during lockdown, according to provisional analysis by the Construction Products Association.

The estimate by the CPA’s economics director Noble Francis shows the impact of the lockdown goes significantly beyond even the three-quarters of housebuilding construction sites so far reported to have closed.

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