Work stops at 80% of UK housebuilding sites

By Joey Gardiner2020-04-08T12:09:00

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Analysis by estate agent Savills finds schemes capable of delivering 193,000 homes stopped in wake of covid-19 crisis

Construction work has halted on four out of five housebuilding sites in the UK in the wake of the government’s covid-19 lockdown, according to an analysis by estate agent Savills.

The consultant said work on sites with capacity for 193,000 homes had stopped in England, equivalent to 79% of “net additional” housing supply. The equivalent analysis for Scotland and Wales showed sites with capacity for 18,992 and 8,558 units respectively had halted.

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