More than 40,000 new homes were registered between April and June this year, according to the National House Building Council (NHBC).

A total of 40,343 homes were registered during Q2 2017, a slight 1% decrease compared with 40,810 in 2016.

While 29,123 homes were registered in the private sector, a 7% decrease compared to last year (31,381), 11,220 homes were registered in the affordable sector, a 19% increase in comparison to 2016 (9,429).

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Regionally, six out of 12 areas experienced growth in registrations; West Midlands (4,223 +33%), Scotland (3,709 +23%) and Wales (1,345 +56%) were among the regions with most notable growth.

NHBC said the continuing rise of 'affordable' housing can be attributed to a number of larger Housing Associations build homes for market rent, private sale and shared ownership, as well as a rise in joint ventures with the private sector.

NHBC Business Development Director, Neil Jefferson, said: "New home registrations have remained stable in the second quarter of this year, with some areas of the UK seeing significant increases in registration volumes

"With demand for housing as strong as ever, the growth seen in the affordable sector is particularly encouraging."

(LM/MH)