Brexit and lockdown send architects’ confidence tumbling

By Jordan Marshall2021-02-12T06:00:00

Biggest slump in optimism among practices across northern England

Architects’ optimism about future workloads waned in the first month of the new year as Brexit and the imposition of a third lockdown took their toll on the profession.

The RIBA’s Future Trends survey said worries about the two sent its overall confidence index down to just +3 last month from +10 in December last year.

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