All articles by Brian Green – Page 3
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CommentThe cost to construction of false optimism
How many firms have gone to the wall in construction because they took the advice of persistent optimists?
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CommentAre rich foreign investors propping up construction?
Here are some intriguing, if not disturbing, patterns in construction output
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CommentWhy I think government is totally wrong on construction
The latest GDP data mean little in the grand scheme of things
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CommentConstruction forecasts shaded up, but still predict recession dragging on into 2014
Revisions suggest there will be an extra one billion or so pounds worth of work flowing into construction this year than previously expected
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CommentThe answer is expect falling construction to prompt a triple dip – but what was the question?
Growth is pitifully poor whatever assumptions we make
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CommentThe latest construction output figures are very disturbing
The most distressing aspect is that the largest sector, commercial building, is faltering
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CommentWhy GDP growth is the most likely salvation for construction
Construction is procyclical, and when there has been little GDP growth over three years, construction has dived into recession
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CommentWhat can you do when a radical and ambitious housing strategy isn’t enough?
The government’s plan to boost housing means greater risk and the potential for higher house prices
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CommentIs the construction industry 13% bigger than we think it is and does it matter?
If the figures are saying one thing and the real world is behaving in another then the assumptions driving policy will be suspect
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CommentRise in new orders provides some solace, but they remain at very low levels
Latest data shows that while there are signs of improvement the need for much greater improvement is clear
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CommentPositive signs in the RICS housing survey – but nothing to get too excited about
Improvement is encouraging but only because we are in such a big hole
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Comment2012 was the fourth worst on record for construction growth as output falls 8.4%
Apparent confidence boosters from government could point to a lack of understanding of construction or disregard for the seriousness of the situation
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CommentThe ever changing shape of housing tenure in England
Latest data shows continuing rise in the rental sector, driven down by the private sector
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CommentDo the home working statistics provide cause to rethink the built environment?
A more flexible notion of the workplace, faster internet and cloud computing are contributing to more people working remotely - and we need to be prepared to react
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CommentConstruction forecasters get more pessimistic – the difference a year makes
Last year turned out to be much worse than predicted with about £3.5bn less work than expected
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CommentWhy today’s GDP estimate for construction growth is so worrying
The estimate for fourth quarter activity is hardly an improvement on what was an extraordinarily poor third quarter
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CommentNicky come lately still doesn’t get it for all his Damascene conversion to capital spending
Nick Clegg doesn’t realise how important public spending is to unlock private sector funding
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CommentOptimism rises that 2013 will see more homes sold – that should mean more homes built
Buyer interest has been increasing since September, prices seem more stable and the Funding for Lending scheme may loosen the mortgage market
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CommentThe construction recession will be deeper – that’s the forecasters latest view
Both Experian and the Construction Products Association have trimmed their expectations for growth in construction output for this year and next
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CommentOutput falls as construction faces worrying time over jobs in 2013
The industry is on a path of decline and the story this year will be how the 2012 collapse in output feeds through into job losses