Architects expect sector to shrink amid warnings UK may be in recession

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RIBA survey finds practices expect workloads to contract for the first time in more than two years

Architects expect the sector to contract for the first time in more than two years, new RIBA figures have revealed as the Bank of England warns the UK may have entered a recession.

RIBA’s latest Future Trends survey found practices expect workloads over the next three months to shrink for the first time since June 2020, in the midst of the first covid-19 lockdown.

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