Gone very quiet

[skwdenyer]

r3g said:

If they only have a shelf life of 20 years or so per the US example then the overall cost to replicate it in the UK is going to be far more than what it would cost to just build a proper house in the first place, once you add in costs to demolish and build a fresh one when it expires.

Anyway, this is the business thread, not the 'housing shortage/politics' thread, of which there are several current threads in their own sub-forums without turning this one into another.

Indeed. Does anyone know house builders, surveyors, groundworks contractors, and so on are getting on at the moment?

[Digga]

skwdenyer said:

r3g said:

If they only have a shelf life of 20 years or so per the US example then the overall cost to replicate it in the UK is going to be far more than what it would cost to just build a proper house in the first place, once you add in costs to demolish and build a fresh one when it expires.

Anyway, this is the business thread, not the 'housing shortage/politics' thread, of which there are several current threads in their own sub-forums without turning this one into another.

Indeed. Does anyone know house builders, surveyors, groundworks contractors, and so on are getting on at the moment?

Overall, things are getting slightly better. There's slightly more activity, but this recovery is starting from a very low base.

2023 saw the most firms go to the wall in 30 years. 2024 may yet beat that.

[Essarell]

The news the last few weeks (years) has been bereft of a glimmer of hope but how can any government proclaim to be growing the economy when we have the following:
Woodsmith site possibly mothballed
TATA steel closing a huge amount of the Port Talbot works
And Vauxhall looking to close / mothball major manufacturing plants.

Edited by Essarell on Wednesday 26th June 10:30

Edited by Essarell on Wednesday 26th June 10:30