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  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q4 2019

    Glenigan/ HBF Housing Pipeline Report  The number of units approved during the fourth quarter rose by 20% against the previous three months but was 2% lower than a year ago. The upturn during the final quarter was driven by a sharp rebound in units on private housing projects approved which overshadowed a fall in the […]

  • Glenigan Index – June 2020

    Construction project-starts showing signs of recovery   – Total construction starts were 45% lower than a year ago and 29% lower than the preceding quarter on a seasonally adjusted basis during the three months to June. – Residential starts declined 46% on the previous year and 29% against the preceding three months on a seasonally […]

  • Glenigan Index – February 2020

    Starts steady, but still down on a year ago   During the three months to February, starts were unchanged on the previous three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, but were 11% down on a year ago. Residential starts slipped 4% against the preceding three months and were 16% lower than a year ago. Non-Residential […]

  • Glenigan Index – May 2020

    Construction project-starts plummet amid lockdown   Overall construction-starts were 61% down on a year ago and 53% down against the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis during the three months to May. Residential starts declined 64% against a year ago and 51% against the preceding three months. Non-residential starts fell similarly, by 63% […]

  • Glenigan Index – August 2020

    Recovery underway for construction project-starts   – The value of work starting on-site rose by 22% during the three months to August on a seasonally adjusted basis, although starts were still 32% lower than a year ago. – Residential starts during the three months to August were 34% lower than a year ago, but climbed […]

  • Coronavirus Market Update – 1st May 2020

    This week, the trade press has reported more stories of contractors and developers planning to reopen sites, after adapting them to include social distancing measures, and accordingly we’ve started to see the number of suspended sites reduce. Work has resumed on 11% of sites that were initially suspended at the outset of the lockdown and […]

  • Glenigan Index – November 2019

    Pause in Construction Starts ahead of General Election   Starts in the three months to November were 14% down on both the previous three months (seasonally adjusted) and a year ago. Residential starts were 18% down on the preceding three months and 15% lower than a year ago. Non-residential project starts were 12% down on […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q3 2018

    Q3 2018 residential approvals remain unchanged on previous quarter The number of units approved during the third quarter was unchanged on the previous three months and 13% lower than a year ago. The year-on-year decline was driven by a 13% drop in the number of private housing units approved and a 24% fall in units […]

  • Glenigan Index – June 2019

    Commercial & Industrial lift for construction in June Starts in the three months to June were unchanged against the preceding three months and 2% up on year ago. Residential starts slipped 1% against the preceding three months and were 4% lower than a year ago. Non-residential project starts were 11% higher than a year ago, […]

  • Glenigan Index – February 2019

    Drop in residential and non-residential work Starts in the three months to February were 11% down on a year ago and 7% lower than during the preceding three months. Residential starts were 15% lower than a year ago and 6% down on the preceding three months.  Non-residential project starts were 13% lower than a year […]

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