by Suzy | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
The latest Deloitte crane survey has seen the highest number of new office completions for 18 years with construction starts jumping by a fifth. The survey has found that new construction starts have risen by 20% in the six months leading up to March 2021, compared...
by Suzy | May 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
The latest index from Rightmove has shown that asking prices have risen by £5,767 (1.8%) over the last month, reaching a new record of £333,564 in May. Across the UK, house prices have also hiked up by 6.7% when compared with March 2020, although no direct comparisons...
by Suzy | May 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
NHBC has released new data that shows that new home build registrations were up 10% in the first quarter of 2021 from the same period in 2020. This is further proof of a strong recovery following a slump in Q2 of 2020 caused by the national lockdown which later...
by Suzy | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
The current demand for materials far outstrips the supply and the situation has been made worse by several factors such as Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic and the Suez Canal blockage that lasted for a week. The materials that do make it thought to the UK are being...
by Suzy | Apr 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Construction Leadership Council has issued a warning that strong construction activity in the UK, especially in the new housing market, housing RMI and infrastructure sectors has caused a high demand for materials. Evidence suggests that pipeline contracts are...
