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  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index Q4-2014

    JLL and Glenigan’s latest  UK Commercial Construction Activity Index may indicate a more cautious outlook according to Jon Neale, Head of UK Research, JLL.   A more cautious outlook? Forecasts for UK economic growth have been reined in slightly over recentmonths, but the consensus suggests that output will have grown by 2.7% over 2014, to be followed by 2.6% […]

  • Glenigan Index – October 2016

    Project starts slip back    Starts in the three months to September were 9% lower than a year ago and 15% down on the previous three month, dragged lower by falls in non-residential and civil engineering work. In contrast residential starts were 9% up on a year ago and 4% higher than during the preceding […]

  • The facts behind Landbanking claims 2018

    The facts behind Landbanking claims Is Landbanking frustrating the Government’s target to deliver new homes? This is one of the issues a Government panel of experts will tackle as part of their review into the gap between the number of planning permissions being granted and those built in areas of high demand. Glenigan offers detailed […]

  • Growth and Opportunity in North West Construction

    Growth and Opportunity in North West Construction In the last financial year, the North West overtook Greater London as the second biggest source of new homes starting on site. Amidst concern over the state of the capital’s rapidly weakening housing market, those figures from the National House-Building Council (NHBC) barely merited attention but illustrate a […]

  • Build UK Trade Survey – 2018 Q2

    Contractors expect increased residential activity The survey, which was undertaken with Glenigan, found that a balance of 22% of contractors expect their overall workloads to rise next quarter. A smaller balance of 11% of firms expect their output to rise over the next 12 months. Expectations of residential-led growth follow a weakening in output during […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q4 2017

    The residential development pipeline remains strong during 2017 Q4 The fourth quarter saw a strengthening in approvals after a slight cooling during the previous three months, according to the latest HBF / Glenigan Housing Pipeline Report. The number of units approved during the quarter was 1% up on the third quarter of 2017 and 9% […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q1 2018

    Despite of decline in approvals the residential development pipeline remains strong in 2018 Q1 The residential development pipeline remained strong in the first quarter of 2018, despite a small decline in approvals against the previous three months of 2018. The number of units approved during the quarter was 2% down on the fourth quarter of […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q2 2018

    Drop in residential approvals in 2018 Q2 The second quarter saw a drop in residential approvals from the historically high levels seen over the last year. The number of units approved during the quarter was 19% down on the first quarter of 2018 and 12% lower than a year ago. The year-on-year decline was driven […]

  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index – Q2 2018

    Total construction activity the highest since Q3 2016 In the 12 months to the end of Q2 2018, £18.1 billion of commercial construction activity took place, up 7.4% on the previous quarter and 32.3% on the same time last year. Total construction activity is now the highest it’s been since Q3 2016. New build construction […]

  • Glenigan/JLL Commercial Index – Q3 2018

    Increase of 1.2% in commercial construction projects in the last 12 months In the 12 months to the end of Q3 2018, work started on £18.3 billion of commercial construction projects, boasting an increase of 1.2% on the previous quarter and 24.1% on the same time last year. New build activity accounted for £11.2 billion […]