British house builders are set to construct more detached and semi-detached homes, as the demand grows for properties with space to work from home, an industry body has said. The National House Building Council (NHBC), a warranty and insurance provider, said the housing sector has “bounced back” following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of new home build registrations up by 10 percent in the first quarter of 2021 compared with a year earlier. Across the UK, 36,863 new homes were registered with NHBC in the first quarter of 2021 compared with 33,388 in the same period last year. There were 12,583 registrations for detached homes—an 18 percent increase compared with a year earlier—and 11,199 for semi-detached properties—a 30 percent uplift. By contrast, only 7,022 apartments were registered, down by 21 percent from a year earlier. NHBC chief executive Steve Wood said: “Demand for detached and …