London house building stirs as national starts slide again

London’s house building market is showing its first meaningful signs of life after a prolonged slump, despite developers cutting back new home starts across the UK.
Latest NHBC figures show new home registrations in the capital surged 170% in the second quarter, climbing from just 896 homes a year ago to 2,417.While the rebound comes from an exceptionally low base, it suggests the easing of Building Safety Regulator Gateway 2 approval bottlenecks is finally beginning to feed through into c