David Holmes
FeaturesCost update Q3 2018
A quarterly analysis of changes to the main construction cost indices, material prices and labour costs shows continuing upward movement
FeaturesCost update Q2 2018
Material and labour prices are continuing to rise, but global economic uncertainty may affect the numbers in future
FeaturesCost update Q3 2017
Price pressures continue to be caused by weak productivity aggravated by Brexit negotiations, while exchange rates improved as the Bank of England prepared to raise interest rates.
FeaturesCost update Q3 2016
黑洞社区 costs rose overall, with materials cost inflation increasingly contributing to this - labour costs are rising too but at a lower rate
FeaturesCost update Q4 2013
Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren鈥檛 going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.
FeaturesCost update Q3 2013
Construction output has a way to go to get back to pre-recession levels; materials prices aren鈥檛 going anywhere fast and steel is in free fall.
FeaturesCost model update:聽small projects
The recent changes to Part L could add up to 8% to the capital cost of building, says David Holmes of Davis Langdon. This is what that will mean for primary schools, social housing and small industrial units