Noble Francis (@noblefrancis) 's Twitter Profile
Noble Francis

@noblefrancis

Economics Director at the CPA, PhD Econometrician & Honorary Professor at the UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction. Tweets on construction & housing.

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House building activity in April 2025 was 0.9% higher than in March & 5.7% higher than a low base a year ago but it was still 17.1% lower than it was 3 years ago according to the latest ONS construction output data this morning. (1/n) #ukhousing #housing

House building activity in April 2025 was 0.9% higher than in March & 5.7% higher than a low base a year ago but it was still 17.1% lower than it was 3 years ago according to the latest ONS construction output data this morning. (1/n)
#ukhousing #housing
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These charts effectively sum up Labour’s housing problem… Private housebuilding is constrained by higher costs and the simple fact large numbers of people cannot afford to buy. Yesterday’s AHP boost will help increase social & affordable housebuilding but it will take time…

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UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data. Deliveries in May 2025 were 10.6% higher than in April & 15.3% higher than a year ago according to the Deparment for Business & Trade. (1/n) #ukhousing

UK brick deliveries are a useful proxy for house building starts in the absence of monthly house building starts data. Deliveries in May 2025 were 10.6% higher than in April & 15.3% higher than a year ago according to the Deparment for Business & Trade. (1/n)
#ukhousing