All articles by Brian Green – Page 8
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Where will the construction work be in 2012?
There may be less work in 2012, but that doesn’t mean less opportunity for smart construction firms
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Finally the plight of first-time house movers hits the national headlines
The spotlight has been turned on a hugely troublesome problem in the hosing market, but the conclusions being drawn are also worrying
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Brian Green on commercial developments
As prospects for the commercial sector have waned, an opportunity arises for construction firms
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Glimpses of improvement in housing market, but economic woes continue to dog prospects
House price indicators suggest average prices may be rising slightly, but in real terms prices remain in decline
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Latest output figures suggest construction is sliding into recession
However, future revisions may well be upward so October’s figure may not be as bad as it seems
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No Christmas cheer from the ONS new orders figures
Numbers up in the third quarter but still on a downward path on a yearly basis
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George: It’s time to show confidence in construction, not use it as a political prop
Here’s a graph (below) that probably illustrates as well as you can the economic plight we face.
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A hi-viz low-impact “budget” for construction
Who’s been advising the Government on construction?
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Can George fill the funding gap for construction? The short answer is no and the long answer is no
Large sums will be promised in the autumn statement but it won’t be any where near enough
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The real problem raised by the Homes and Communities Agency affordable homes figures
Bad news or not, the HCA needs a greater level of transparency about its figures
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RICS construction survey adds to grim news for the industry
A fifth of surveyors saw workloads fall in the third quarter
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The Housing Strategy: Was that it?
The government’s new strategy won’t deliver us from housing market purgatory and could serve to bump up house prices for new-build
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How bad are banks at lending to SMEs?
A new study suggest that the picture for SMEs and bank funding isn’t as bleak as sometimes painted
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House building figures provide no comfort in an age of uncertainty and need
Is the housing minister losing credibility?
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No sign in the data that construction employment is plunging again – not yet anyway
The construction jobs market has been holding up better than many have feared.
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Latest ONS construction data point to growth in 2011 – that’s not what the industry thinks
The ONS need to explain why their output figures are so much more optimistic than other market indicators
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Things may look slightly better in the housing market, but I wouldn’t get too excited
What are the medium-term prospects of the housing market?
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If the Government wants to a boost from construction it better be quick about it
Government rhetoric suggests long-term investment in infrastructure - it needs to act quickly before a construction recession sheds jobs and skills
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2011 is set to be worst year in decades for UK house sales
This could be the worst year for house sales in this recession
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This decade will be the first in more than a century when Britain’s homes become more crowded
The rate we’re building homes is failing to keep pace with population growth