New-build hotspots revealed

A new report by the Royal Mail and the CEBR details the fastest growing areas for new build properties in Britain between 2010 and 2017. Topping the list is Tower Hamlets, seeing a 14% leap over the period. The research also revealed the top 20 fastest growing housing areas by number, with Cornwall topping the list with 17,450 new builds. Further, it shows that the fastest growing type of new housing to be built is now flats, up by 7% for 22% of the market in the five years to 2017 across England & Wales. Only the North East, East Midlands and Wales are the exceptions with detached houses the most common type of new-builds.

Daily Mail (25/09/2018)