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The EBOSS Team
30 March 2022

Record levels of residential consents with a 25% increase over the last year

According to Stats NZ, February 2022 continues a record breaking year for new home consents.

In the year to February, multi-unit homes represented 49% of all new residential consents at 24,255 in the year ending February 2022. In comparison, the number of stand-alone houses was 25,518, making up 51% of all consents.

Five regions reached record annual consent numbers. These were: 

  • Auckland with 20,786 (up 22%)
  • Canterbury with 8,317 (up 42%)
  • Wellington with 3,687 (up 24%)
  • Otago with 2,449 (up 27%)
  • Northland with 1,525 (up 46%).

Looking at commercial work, the value of non-residential building consents was $8.3 billion, led by continued strong demand for schools, factories, and storage buildings.

For a full summary of February's building consents please read the release from Stats NZ.

*Multi-unit homes include townhouses, flats, and units; apartments; and retirement village units.

Image: Stats NZ


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