All Building articles in Blogs – Page 4
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The housing market is in a coma and the drugs don’t work – a bit more verve perhaps?
More potent and perhaps more directly applied medicine might be needed to get Britain building homes
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Time is running out for construction as private sector new orders run thin
Without new orders coming in fast the prospects look bleak
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Desperate times for house building as starts take a dive
Disappointing forecasts for growth in housing construction are likely to be revised down
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The changing shape of the UK construction workforce
Latest data suggests a shift towards more self employment
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Whatever the spin, the housing market news looks to be getting worse
The numbers in the latest RICS housing market survey are negative however you look at them
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Output data suggest it’s past time for the Government to act decisively to boost construction
The problem is not so much what lies behind construction as what lies ahead
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Shocking yes, but we should have expected a sharp fall in construction output
Construction output is volatile and the figures are plausible - but uncomfortable reading
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Construction industry forecasters are of one mind: It’s worse than we thought
It also illustrates just why construction leaders have stepped up their campaign to get government to boost building
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Architects get twitchy over prospects in private housing as industry optimism wanes
The RIBA future trends survey index took a hit in June falling from 13 to 2
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Government should be fixing its policy credibility rather than boasting about its fiscal credibility
The Government is beginning to more clearly recognise the urgency of getting construction back into growth
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Forecasters see longer deeper double dip for construction
Expectations for recovery have been revised downwards
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Case to boost construction grows as ONS figures reveal an industry accelerating into recession
Worrying new orders figures perhaps look better from a political perspective
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Housing market hits a boggy patch
Measures recorded by the RICS and Hometrack surveys point to tough conditions for those looking to sell homes
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Skyscrapers and economic crises revisited. A soothsayer’s perspective on the Shard
You couldn’t imagine a worse combination of concepts and words were you seeking an ill omen
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Renovation and green agenda support weak construction activity across Europe
The Euroconstruct conference held earlier this month in London provided lashings of gloom, but it also provided plenty of food for thought
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New towns, greater homeownership and localism: a possible Labour housing strategy?
Business Secretary Vince Cable has in recent weeks upped the debate on house building and yesterday called together a mix of top folk from across the housing spectrum to chat about ideas for financing more homes
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Output data add to worries over private sector weakness as public sector cuts hit workloads
Repairs and maintenance work offers more promise than new build in a gloomy market
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Why the latest orders figures are so disturbing
The length of time that new orders have been low for plus a lack of activity in the private sector are cause for concern
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Architects, engineers and consultants are boosting turnover as they focus on overseas markets
Good news for UK firms - but it does not mean UK construction is doing well
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Top quotes from BCO Day 1
Amidst a frantically busy first day at BCO, here are some quotes that have turned heads