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How much have shortages held back housebuilding?

Materials and labour constraints may have reduced housing starts in England by as much as 5.5% per year since 2013 – equivalent to a cumulative total of around 24,000 homes. But with production constraints seemingly easing, we expect some of that lost ground to be gradually made up over the coming years.


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