Architects demand more action to stop firms going bust over coronavirus

By Jim Dunton and Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-03-18T06:00:00

Practice chiefs warn economy must be kept afloat at all costs

Much bolder action is needed by the Treasury to keep the UK’s construction industry afloat, leading architects are warning.

Quantitative easing of the kind used for banks in the 2008 financial crisis, business rate holidays and delays on tax payments will be required to stop good firms going under, they added.

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