News. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data shows work was completed on 120 homes in the area between January and March – 30 more than the 90 finished during the same period the previous year. Building work also began on a further 140 homes in the first three months of the year. Across England, 49,470 homes were completed in the first quarter of the year – the highest number for any quarter in more than 20 years and a four per cent increase compared to the last three months of 2020. During the same period, work began on 46,010 homes – a seven per cent increase on the previous quarter.