In November 2020 there were 115,190 property transactions in the UK, which is 8.6% higher than October & 19.3% higher than November 2019 according to HMRC... #ukhousing#housing gov.uk/government/pub…
... & as a reference point for housing market forecasts for the year, if UK property transactions continue at November 2020's level in December then, overall in 2020 UK property transactions would be 12% lower than in 2019... #ukhousing#housing
... although note transactions in December tend to fall by around 1%-3% compared with November, which would imply that UK property transactions overall in 2020 are likely to be 13% lower than in 2019 despite monthly transactions currently above 2019 levels... #ukhousing#housing
... but looking forward, demand remains strong (esp. for houses rather than flats) for the next 4-5 months but we don't know what will happen to demand after the furlough scheme ends & after the end of the Stamp Duty holiday & current version of Help to Buy. #ukhousing#housing
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In case anyone is interested, a few slides from my Construction & Brexit update presentation this week... #ukconstruction
Only 24% of construction products used in UK construction are imported but of those 61% come from the EU & it is not just about the imported products but also the imported materials & components used in UK manufactured construction products... #ukconstruction
The key construction products that are likely to affected by a 'No Deal' would be products in which demand already exceeds supply due to the sharp recovery in housing new build & refurb after the first lockdown; timber, roofing products & white goods... #ukconstruction
Construction output in October 2020 was 1.0% higher than in September but still remained 7.5% lower than a year ago. However, it is worth noting that there were considerable differences across the different construction sectors... #ukconstruction ons.gov.uk/businessindust…
...& how construction firms have experienced recession & recovery depends on the sector(s) they work in. Looking at the key sectors, infrastructure was the least affected in the initial lockdown & activity is effectively back at pre-Covid-19 levels whilst... #ukconstruction
... private housing new build & rm&i were the worst affected sectors in the initial lockdown but activity recovered from mid-May. Private housing rm&i activity was back at pre-Covid-19 levels in October & private housing new build output was 4.5% lower... #ukconstruction
Total construction output in September 2020 was 2.9% higher than in August but still remained 10.0% lower than a year earlier but there were considerable differences across the different construction sectors... #ukconstruction ons.gov.uk/businessindust…
... & on a quarterly basis, total construction output 2020 Q3 was unsurprisingly 41.7% higher than in (Lockdown 1-affected) Q2 but it remained 12.6% lower than a year earlier... #ukconstruction
... & note that whilst output in Q3 was 12.6% lower than a year ago, ONS employment data earlier this week shows construction employment in Q3 was 'only' 7.4% lower than a year earlier but hours worked in construction in Q3 were 17.1% lower than a year earlier... #ukconstruction
In spite of the recovery in UK construction activity since social distancing restrictions eased, construction has lost 142,000 jobs since 2019 Q4, pre-Covid-19, & lost 258,035 jobs since the recent peak of 2019 Q1 according to @ONS. #ukconstruction ons.gov.uk/employmentandl…
UK Construction employment in 2020 Q3 was 7% lower than a year earlier & 11% lower than the recent peak of 2019 Q1, which is broadly in line with activity overall in construction overall at the end of September... #ukconstruction
... given that UK construction demand overall has not returned to pre-Covid-19 levels (although it clearly has in some sectors e.g. infrastructure, housing new build & refurb) combined with fewer trades on site simultaneously due to social distancing especially... #ukconstruction
A thread on the latest CPA construction forecasts & 'No Deal' scenario (I'll summarise the results initially and then provide background/context)... #ukconstruction#ukhousing#Brexit#NoDeal
The CPA is forecasting that construction output will fall marginally (-0.3%) in 2019 & grow by 1.0% in 2020 assuming a smooth Brexit (either the Withdrawal Agreement with a fudge on the backstop or another delay to Article 50)... #ukconstruction
... but construction activity is mixed by region & sector. Infrastructure, housing (North West, Yorkshire & Midlands) & industrial warehouses growth offsets falls in commercial, industrial factories & housing (London, South East & parts of the East)... #ukconstruction#ukhousing