UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. Deliveries in November 2025 were 15.5% lower than in October & 10.2% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
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January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. Deliveries in November 2025 were 15.5% lower than in October & 10.2% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data & the latest data from the Department for Business & Trade cover August 2025. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
October 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data & the latest data from the Department for Business & Trade cover August 2025. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
We finally have the official house building starts & completions data for 2026 Q2 from MHCLG.
There were 35,800 house building completions in England in 2026 Q2 & 143,490 completions in the year to Q2 according to MHCLG. (1/n)
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There were 35,800 house building completions in England in 2026 Q2 & 143,490 completions in the year to Q2 according to MHCLG. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
September 24, 2026 at 10:33 AM
We finally have the official house building starts & completions data for 2026 Q2 from MHCLG.
There were 35,800 house building completions in England in 2026 Q2 & 143,490 completions in the year to Q2 according to MHCLG. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
There were 35,800 house building completions in England in 2026 Q2 & 143,490 completions in the year to Q2 according to MHCLG. (1/n)
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March 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Long thread on construction skills... The Chancellor’s Spring Statement is on Wednesday, so unsurprisingly government is focusing on public relations, especially as economic growth this year will only be half what was expected back in Autumn. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
March 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Long thread on construction skills... The Chancellor’s Spring Statement is on Wednesday, so unsurprisingly government is focusing on public relations, especially as economic growth this year will only be half what was expected back in Autumn. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
These figures underscore the importance of #NMD in promoting #careers and reshaping perceptions of modern manufacturing...
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September 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM
These figures underscore the importance of #NMD in promoting #careers and reshaping perceptions of modern manufacturing...
#InnovativeDesigns #Designexcellence #BriseSoleil #Craftsmanship #ArchitecturalFaçades #ArchitecturalLouvres #ExceedingExpectations #UKConstruction #Solinear #CarbonFootprint
#InnovativeDesigns #Designexcellence #BriseSoleil #Craftsmanship #ArchitecturalFaçades #ArchitecturalLouvres #ExceedingExpectations #UKConstruction #Solinear #CarbonFootprint
Wrong... Try persistent real income growth, lower housing costs as a % of income & better infrastructure/utilities (energy, water, education & health etc.) as 3 key areas that would be transformative for Britain instead.
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www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
#ukhousing #ukconstruction #ukinfrastructure
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
March 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wrong... Try persistent real income growth, lower housing costs as a % of income & better infrastructure/utilities (energy, water, education & health etc.) as 3 key areas that would be transformative for Britain instead.
#ukhousing #ukconstruction #ukinfrastructure
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
#ukhousing #ukconstruction #ukinfrastructure
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data.
As expected, deliveries in June 2026 were flat compared with May but 11.4% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
As expected, deliveries in June 2026 were flat compared with May but 11.4% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
August 5, 2026 at 8:50 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data.
As expected, deliveries in June 2026 were flat compared with May but 11.4% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
As expected, deliveries in June 2026 were flat compared with May but 11.4% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
UK construction employment was 2.05 million in 2025 Q3; 1.3% lower than in Q2 & 4.1% lower than in Q1, before the house building slowdown & employers’ National Insurance Contributions rise, & lower thresholds, in April, according to the ONS. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
UK construction employment was 2.05 million in 2025 Q3; 1.3% lower than in Q2 & 4.1% lower than in Q1, before the house building slowdown & employers’ National Insurance Contributions rise, & lower thresholds, in April, according to the ONS. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Private house building activity fell again in January 2026, as expected, in the ONS construction output data this morning. Private housing output in January was 5.6% lower than in December, 10.7% lower than a year ago & 28.7% lower than at the recent peak in 2022. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
March 13, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Private house building activity fell again in January 2026, as expected, in the ONS construction output data this morning. Private housing output in January was 5.6% lower than in December, 10.7% lower than a year ago & 28.7% lower than at the recent peak in 2022. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data & the latest data from the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) covers September 2025. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data & the latest data from the Department for Business & Trade (DBT) covers September 2025. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Long thread on house building... Clearly, the government's 1.5 million new homes in England in the 5-year parliament isn’t going to happen, & everyone in the industry knows it, even if the new Secretary of State keeps repeating it. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Long thread on house building... Clearly, the government's 1.5 million new homes in England in the 5-year parliament isn’t going to happen, & everyone in the industry knows it, even if the new Secretary of State keeps repeating it. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data. Deliveries in November 2024 were 9.9% lower than October but note that...
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
January 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data. Deliveries in November 2024 were 9.9% lower than October but note that...
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. Deliveries in February 2026 were 0.9% lower than in January & 20.8% lower than a year earlier, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
April 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. Deliveries in February 2026 were 0.9% lower than in January & 20.8% lower than a year earlier, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Work on the Core Zone at Universal continues albeit slowing down during the spring sunshine and work slowly spreads to the transport hub. #universalstudios #ConstructionUpdate #UKConstruction #FBLifestyle #ConstructionSite #Archaeology #uk #england #themepark #construction
March 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Work on the Core Zone at Universal continues albeit slowing down during the spring sunshine and work slowly spreads to the transport hub. #universalstudios #ConstructionUpdate #UKConstruction #FBLifestyle #ConstructionSite #Archaeology #uk #england #themepark #construction
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February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. As expected, in March 2026, deliveries were 26.7% higher than in February but 3.4% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
May 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. As expected, in March 2026, deliveries were 26.7% higher than in February but 3.4% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Before the impacts of the Autumn Budget itself on the UK economy, house building & construction, a thread on the negative impacts of the pre-Budget uncertainty on house building & construction... (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Before the impacts of the Autumn Budget itself on the UK economy, house building & construction, a thread on the negative impacts of the pre-Budget uncertainty on house building & construction... (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
... this points towards further falls in completions in 2026 H2 as the decline in mortgage approvals & housing demand since the Middle East conflict gradually feeds through to major house builders' work-in-progress (wip) & completions. (4/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
September 24, 2026 at 10:44 AM
... this points towards further falls in completions in 2026 H2 as the decline in mortgage approvals & housing demand since the Middle East conflict gradually feeds through to major house builders' work-in-progress (wip) & completions. (4/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
... excluding distortions, starts & completions are likely to fall away in 2026 H2 & potentially 2027 H1 due to falls in mortgage approvals & forward sales, combined with further rises in construction, financing & government's extra costs on house building. (11/end)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
September 24, 2026 at 11:26 AM
... excluding distortions, starts & completions are likely to fall away in 2026 H2 & potentially 2027 H1 due to falls in mortgage approvals & forward sales, combined with further rises in construction, financing & government's extra costs on house building. (11/end)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
House building starts in 2026 Q2 continued to recover from the artificial low point of 2023 Q3 & Q4 (when house builders brought forward starts into 2023 Q2, just ahead of the deadline for building under old building regulations &... (6/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
September 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
House building starts in 2026 Q2 continued to recover from the artificial low point of 2023 Q3 & Q4 (when house builders brought forward starts into 2023 Q2, just ahead of the deadline for building under old building regulations &... (6/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. As expected, deliveries in May 2026 were 1.3% higher than in April but 8.1% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
July 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for new house building starts in the absence of monthly starts data. As expected, deliveries in May 2026 were 1.3% higher than in April but 8.1% lower than a year ago, according to the Department for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Note that the top 10 UK house builders only directly employ 1 person for every 3 homes they build.
Virtually everything is subcontracted out (to small specialist contractors & self-employed workers) to withstand sharp downturns in demand.
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Virtually everything is subcontracted out (to small specialist contractors & self-employed workers) to withstand sharp downturns in demand.
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
There were 2.07 million people employed in UK construction in 2026 Q2, which was flat compared with Q1 (0.0%) but was 0.5% lower than a year ago. It was also 14.5% lower than the recent peak in 2019 Q1, and at its lowest level since 2001, according to the ONS. (1/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
August 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Note that the top 10 UK house builders only directly employ 1 person for every 3 homes they build.
Virtually everything is subcontracted out (to small specialist contractors & self-employed workers) to withstand sharp downturns in demand.
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
Virtually everything is subcontracted out (to small specialist contractors & self-employed workers) to withstand sharp downturns in demand.
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
It is also worth noting that the majority of the impacts of rises in construction products inflation & financing costs since the Middle East conflict will only affecting house building viability & activity in 2026 H2 & 2027 H1 due to lag effects. (5/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
September 24, 2026 at 10:48 AM
It is also worth noting that the majority of the impacts of rises in construction products inflation & financing costs since the Middle East conflict will only affecting house building viability & activity in 2026 H2 & 2027 H1 due to lag effects. (5/n)
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
#ukhousing #ukconstruction
... then this would just reflect developers bringing forward starts to build out later, dependent on demand. The broader picture for starts is that in Q2 they remained 33.3% lower than the recent peak (excluding that artificial spike in 2023 Q2) &... (10/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction
September 24, 2026 at 11:21 AM
... then this would just reflect developers bringing forward starts to build out later, dependent on demand. The broader picture for starts is that in Q2 they remained 33.3% lower than the recent peak (excluding that artificial spike in 2023 Q2) &... (10/n)
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#ukhousing #ukconstruction