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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Anna Wise

Housebuilding slump deepens as construction sector hits year-long decline

Houses under construction on a housing development in Basingstoke, Hampshire (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

UK housebuilding activity has remained in its deepest slump since the start of the Covid pandemic, while the wider construction sector entered a year-long decline, new survey data shows.

Housing, commercial construction and civil engineering continued to contract sharply at the end of 2025.

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