Confidence in housing work hits record high, RIBA survey finds

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2021-06-11T05:00:00

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Source: Rooftop Housing Group

Future Trends data says overall optimism at five year peak

Architects’ confidence in future workloads is at its highest level for five years – with optimism in private housing setting a new record.

The RIBA Future Trends workload index for May put confidence in the sector at +42, the highest figure since records began in 2009. It found that almost half of practices expected private housing work to grow.

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