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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by blitzar on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:08AM (#36477763)
> Britain built I think around 30k houses last year

The latest house building statistics show that in the financial year ending March 2022 there were 204,530 dwellings completed in the UK.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/...

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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by 88 on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:09AM (#36477776)
When you consider there are decades of under supply to make up for, this is still a paltry figure.
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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by hsjqllzlfkf on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:18AM (#36477838)
Still doesn't excuse quoting a wrong figure. I for one appreciate the correction.
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Re:Why Britain Doesn’t Build by robertlagrant on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:16AM (#36477828)
Oh - fair. I can't remember where I got that figure from. It might've been a quarterly average.

I'll amend, but noting the change.

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