Claim: House building numbers hit a record high under this government.
Fact-check: Was Rishi Sunak's new claim about a house building record accurate? - Full Fact
Verdict: the number of 'net additional dwellings' did hit the highest point on record in 2019/20, but these statistics only go back to the early 1990s. other metrics and housing experts suggest that, while recent building figures are higher than in some previous years, they're generally far lower than records set decades ago.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2023-03-03T00:00:00