House building surges as Help to Buy controversial scheme kicks in

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Housebuilding New figures have revealed a fresh wave of house building, sparking debate over the controversial Help to Buy subsidy. The residential sector saw year-on-year growth of 29.5 per cent in the first quarter of this year and rose to its highest level since the start of 2008, according to the Office for National Statistics. The underlying value of private residential projects starting on site was also 15 per cent up in the three months to May compared with the same period last year, according to Glenigan.