A new housing estate under construction in the UK, illustrating housebuilding registrations. Business UK housebuilding registrations fall 13% as industry hits 'critical point', NHBC says Mono Scoops 3d The National House Building Council said 26,231 new homes were registered in the third quarter of 2026, down 13 percent from 30,279 a year earlier, with private registrations down 8 percent and rental and affordable registrations down 23 percent. Read Full Story