Sharp decline in building permits in Germany continues
The number of building permits continues to fall. In September, the construction of 19,300 apartments was approved - 29.7 percent less than in the same month last year, according to the Federal Statistical Office. In the first nine months of the year, the number of building permits thus fell by 28.3 percent year-on-year. This corresponds to a decrease of 76,900 to 195,100 apartments.
The results include building permits for apartments in new buildings and new apartments in existing buildings. According to the data, there were "significant declines" in all building types except for residential homes. The sharpest decline was in two-family houses, where the number of permits more than halved. The figures for Lower Saxony were not yet available for September and were estimated.
According to the statistics office, the main reasons for the continuing slump are higher construction costs and poorer financing conditions.
Source: www.ntv.de
