Number of house building permits goes up in Romania

The number of house building permits increased by 3.1% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, reaching 18,300. The number of building permits grew in three of Romania’s regions, including the South-East, North-East and South-Muntenia regions, whereas they dropped in the Bucharest-Ilfov area and the Central region and stagnated in the West region. The municipalities issued over 4,100 permits for building residential houses in June, 61.3% of them in rural areas. The number increased by 12.6% compared to May and by 7.6% compared to June last year. The construction sector has seen a significant recovery in the first part of this year, which was also visible in the results of the companies in this sector. The construction work volume increased by 10% in the first five months compared to the same period of 2014, as the work on new buildings went up by 8%. Renovations and major repairs increased the most, by over 18%. Construction work up in Romania Romania registers highest increase in construction work in the EU Romanian construction materials maker sees higher turnover, invests in new truck fleet Romanian roof systems producer ups business by 55% in the first half editor@romania-insider.com