Housing starts down 68% after rush to beat new regulations

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Unusually high Q2 starts were followed by a large decline

A rush to start building work ahead of the introduction of new regulatory standards last year resulted in a huge drop in new starts in the third quarter, according to the latest official figures. 

The numbers from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, show that new starts between July and September dropped to 21,300 (seasonally adjusted). 

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