Latest NHBC statistics show a 1% increase in housebuilding completions for February, compared with the same month last year. Combined public and private sector completions totalled 11,939 dwellings, and new housing applications totalled 14,678 – a 22% increase on the number of applications made in January. “Overall, these figures demonstrate stability within the new housebuilding industry,” said NHBC chief executive Imtiaz Farookhi.