All articles by Brian Green – Page 13
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CommentAre we condemned to low levels of house building?
Housebuilders have rebased their businesses to build fewer homes - are they right to suspect a low housebuilding future?
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CommentBleak outlook for construction jobs as the downward trend continues
Another 9000 jobs were lost in the fourth quarter of 2010
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CommentAwful January construction output figures may just be the result of a hangover from December
Figures suggest that less work was done in January than in December
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CommentRICS housing survey suggests a house price slide, unless you’re in London
Banker bonuses pep up prices in London, while public sector cut-backs hit the North
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CommentHouse prices flatline in a fragile market, but what does this mean for construction?
House prices are stable but that doesn’t mean an upward supply of housing
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CommentWorrying new orders figures, despite 18% quarterly jump
Why a rise in construction orders is a cause for concern
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CommentMore inflation worries as plant hire prices bounce back
Data from ONS shows year-on-year 2.2% rise in Q4 2010
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CommentA new-look Middle East: threat or opportunity?
Could a rise in people power prompt a shift in what is built in the Middle East?
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CommentArchitectural and engineering firms see drop in turnover in 2010
Turnover is now 8% less than the peak in 2008
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CommentEngland sees 102,830 new homes built in 2010 – we built more in 1875
In some parts of the country rates of housebuilding has fallen by more than half
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CommentA bad time to bank on cutting costs to make up for cut-price bidding
Contractors bidding low to win work are playing a dangerous game
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Comment2010 saw fastest growth since the 1980s boom – but we are on the way down again
With public sector spending set to dive, there is little sign that the private sector is picking up
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Comment1.2 million more dwellings than households – is that right?
There are sound reasons why we need more dwellings than households
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CommentRICS housing market survey provides more worries over build rate for homes
Housebuilders are refusing to reduce prices which means fewer buyers
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CommentRICS survey provides more worries than hopes
Workload is on the decline and it looks like the downward trend will continue for the next 12 months
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CommentHouse prices lower in 2016 than today - City traders are putting money on it
Homes will be worth nearly £2500 less in 2016 than today according to future gazers in the Square Mile
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CommentPublic sector job cuts and the housing market
The new wave of cuts will hit better off homeowners
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CommentThe Markit/CIPS survey provides cheer for construction – but take it with a pinch of salt
How much of the increase in activity is carried over from a snow-bound December?
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CommentConstruction probably didn’t shrink 3.3% in the final quarter…at least we don’t know that it did
The government may have smart people but they’re making estimates on incomplete data from a volatile industry
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CommentConstruction folk take more than a fair share of pain as prices rise and pay falls
Since November 2007 construction wages have dropped by 1.1% compared to a 5% rise across the economy