Matt Lenzie, Construction Capital. England's annual starts rose 15.3% and completions fell 5.9% in the year to March 2026. Seven of nine regions shared this split. MHCLG building-control data, 19 June 2026 release; about 80% coverage. Different cohorts,...
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Matt Lenzie, Construction Capital. England's annual starts rose 15.3% and completions fell 5.9% in the year to March 2026. Seven of nine regions shared this split. MHCLG building-control data, 19 June 2026 release; about 80% coverage. Different cohorts, reporting changes and national/regional source differences limit interpretation.
Market context: https://constructioncapital.co.uk/market-reports
Data and code: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BK7aPlDl-ZVDKd5HyHu8u9F4DtMt_zsN/view
Earlier planning stage: https://zenodo.org/records/22662881
Prices and earnings context: https://www.docdroid.com/W8vW51a/housing-affordability-improved-but-unevenly-england-and-wales-2021-2025-pdf
Related studies share authorship and use different units and periods. Full contextual links and sources are on page 6. Source data: Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Analysis: CC BY 4.0. B001-R18, v1.0, 9 September 2026.
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