Brickonomics

Why the "innovative" HCA Norwich City deal could prove very significant indeed

It is not just because I have family in Norwich and support Norwich City that I took a particular interest in the "innovative" deal recently struck between the city council and the Homes and Communities Agency. Nor was it because...

Posted by Brian on June 17, 2009 12:29 PM

Another month another set of "worst ever" new orders figures

The February figures for new orders were worse than the January figures which were the worst monthly figures ever recorded. There is perhaps little to add to the comments made last month other than to say if you are looking...

Posted by Brian on April 2, 2009 12:05 PM

Construction output falls off a cliff

The last time the construction industry had to puzzle out what to do with output falling as fast as it did in the final quarter of 2008 was when the Rubik's Cube was the must-have Christmas present. Official figures published...

Posted by Brian on March 6, 2009 10:57 AM

Why record low interest rates will fail to ease house building woes

The Bank of England's decision to cut interest rates to just 2% today, the lowest in its 300 plus years, will come as a relief to some. But in reality the Bank is near powerless to influence the direction of...

Posted by Brian on December 4, 2008 1:47 PM

NHBC latest figures show deepening pain for house building in 2009

The NHBC figures for October show private sector house building plumbing new depths. The number of new registrations for the month dropped to just 3,454, compared with 14,698 last year. Taking the three months to the end of October registrations...

Posted by Brian on November 18, 2008 9:51 AM