Demand in the new build sector has recently been stronger than for the market as a whole. This could be the first sign that buyer sentiment is improving. But it seems more likely that the data simply confirm that large numbers of buyers remain hugely dependent on artificial incentives to reduce the effective cost of house purchase. On that view, demand is likely to stay very weak for some time yet.
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