New home registrations hit eight-year high but London stumbles

A total of 41,222 new homes were registered by the National House Building Council throughout the UK in Q2, an uptick of 1% on the same period last year.

Permissions for 66,102 new homes were granted in the first three months of the year in England, according to HBF and Glenigan, which is actually up 4% on the same period last year.

Islington is on the verge of following Westminster and RBKC in toughening up its planning rules to deal with a surge in subterranean development.