House completions plummet by 31%

THE house-building sector remains in free-fall with only 43,813 units being completed in the first 10 months of this year, a dramatic drop of 31% nationally.

Longford County Council region recorded one of the lowest figures for the period, 501 houses completed while Cork County Council had one of the highest rates at 4,321.

New house guarantee registrations were down 67% nationally for the first 10 months of the year, a huge drop to 11,629 units.