<p>New home registrations by housebuilders reached the highest monthly number for more than three years during March according to NHBC.</p> <p></p> <p>Both the private and public sectors saw substantial increases as 13,307 new homes were registered in the UK, the largest reported monthly figures since November 2007. This figure equates to a 21% increase year-on-year (11,018, March 2010) and a 49% increase on February’s figure (8,917).</p> <p></p> <p>Registrations for new homes at the Olympic Athletes’ Village </p> <p>accounted for a large proportion of this number in March (approximately 2,800) yet, these aside, monthly registrations were still the highest they have been in eight months </p> <p></p> <p>The number of private sector registrations during March 2011 reached 7,980 – the highest number since April 2008 (8,443) – and the number of public sector registrations increased 34% year-on-year, from 3,984 in March 2010 to 5,327. </p> <p> </p> <p>Imtiaz Farookhi, chief executive of NHBC, said: “March’s figures offer encouragement to the sector during a month in which the coalition’s Budget announced significant changes for all housebuilders. While a large proportion of registrations were driven by plans at the Athletes’ Village, housing analysts have reported better than expected growth in housebuilding during the …