RICS construction survey 2021, British Building Industry, UK Housebuilding Guide
UK construction activity to grow in 2022
3 February 2022
UK construction activity expected to grow despite labour shortages and soaring material costs

Construction workloads for the next year expected to remain positive
Builders continue to struggle getting materials or skilled workers like bricklayers to site
Despite positive outlook firms point toward Brexit and Covid as causing these problems

UK construction activity to grow news
Construction experts across the United Kingdom painted a positive picture for the industry over the next year with strong levels of activity expected despite mounting concerns around sourcing materials and labour, this according to the latest RICS construction survey for the final quarter of 2021. In terms of workloads for Q4 2021, +33% of respondents said they continued to see increases in demand for construction work (the same level as reported in Q3). New infrastructure projects are seen to be behind the much of the increase in workloads, with a net balance of +40% – with energy developments particularly leading the way. Elsewhere the private housing sector also continued to show solid momentum with a net balance of +37% of respondents reporting new works in this area.
Looking to the year ahead, expectations of upcoming workloads edged up to a net balance of +45%. Infrastructure continues to be viewed as likely to lead the sector but both the private re...