The number of new homes being built has fallen back from decade highs seen in 2018, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics showed.
Neil Knight, business development director at Spicerhaart Part-Exchange and Assisted Move, said: “There has been plenty of talk about ‘levelling up’ regional economies in the wake of Boris Johnson’s election victory in December. Today’s quarterly house-building data from the ONS show how much the house-building sector needs this to materialise.
“With a ministerial reshuffle expected any day, and the Budget next month, now is the time for the government to step up and start making some of the long-term reforms needed to deliver a sustainable boost to house-building in the regions.”