During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday December 11, Sir Keir Starmer said: “In Scotland, housebuilding has ground to a halt.”

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The number of houses being started and completed in Scotland has fallen this year, in a downward trend, and there have been reports of building at sites stalling. However, it has not “ground to a halt” – during the last quarter with available statistics there were still more than half the number of houses being started as in 2022.

Reviewed by PA Media ↗ · December 12, 2024