If last year was a challenge, I’m afraid 2023 doesn’t look any easier

By Richard Steer2023-01-03T07:00:00

Happy new year? I wish… Many of last year’s issues remain unresolved and we face similar problems in the months ahead, writes Richard Steer

It is never easy casting forward Cassandra-like and predicting what the next year might hold for us all. We are operating against an unnerving and discomforting backdrop at the moment, with many imponderables and more variants than a covid test lab.

This time last year I offered the following wisdom for those in the built environment… I mused that 2022 would see “labour shortages, materials price increases, planning regulation confusion and increased interference from the government”.

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