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  • Glenigan Index – September 2016

    Brexit uncertainty weighs on project starts​ Starts in the three months to August were 7% lower than a year ago and 21% down on the previous three months. Residential starts were 3% up on a year ago, despite being 15% down on the preceding three months. Non-residential project starts were 13% down on a year […]

  • Mid-Year Construction Review & Forecast 2016-2017

    At our recent Breakfast Briefing event, attended by hundreds of industry professionals, talk was understandably focussed on Brexit, and the impact that it will have on UK construction businesses. Our economics director, Allan Wilén, shared his thoughts and analysis on this critical issue, and has produced our Mid-Year Construction Review and Forecast 2016-2017 report, which […]

  • Glenigan Index – August 2016

    Brexit uncertainty weighs on project starts Starts in the three months to July were 12% lower than a year ago and 32% down on the previous three months. Residential starts were 10% lower than a year ago and 36% down on the preceding three months. Non-residential project starts were 9% down on a year ago […]

  • Glenigan Index – July 2016

    Uncertainty ahead of Brexit vote hits project starts Starts in the three months to June were 10% up on a year ago, but 15% down on the first quarter of 2016. Residential starts were unchanged on against last year’s levels, but 32% down on the preceding first three months of 2016 Non-residential project starts were […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q1 2016

    Residential Development Pipeline Expanding  A strong rise in planning approvals during the closing months of 2015 bodes well for housebuilding activity during the current year. The latest Glenigan/HBF Housing Pipeline report number of units approved during the final quarter of 20015 was 20% up on both the third quarter and a year ago. The rise, […]

  • Countryside Properties

    Last updated 15 March 2021 Countryside Properties Plc Countryside Properties was founded by Alan Cherry and after initially focusing on small developments in east London and Essex, grew into one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders. The group, which is one of the few major housebuilders to retain a contracting business, sells 4,000 homes a year […]

  • Glenigan Index – June 2016

    Project starts dip on referendum uncertainty • Starts in the three months to May were 5% down on a year ago. • Residential starts up sharply on the preceding three months, but have failed to match last year’s levels • Higher office project starts have helped offset a weakening in public sector non-residential projects  • […]

  • Brexit Market Analysis

    The referendum on the UK’s EU membership is fast approaching, with voting cards dropping through letter boxes across the country. But what are the implications of the referendum outcome for the construction industry if we stay or go? Will a vote to remain mean business as usual? And what risks should we be aware are […]

  • Glenigan Index – May 2016

    Sharp rise in construction project starting on site  Starts in the three months to April were 23% up on both the preceding three months and a year ago. Firm growth in residential and non-residential project starts, with private housing, industrial and commercial particularly strong A sharp rebound in civil engineering projects has also boosted overall […]

  • HBF/Glenigan Housing Pipeline Q4 2015

    Planning permissions highest since 2008 Rise suggests housing output will continue to rise – if builders can get onto sites! Initial planning permission for 255,032 new homes was granted in England in 2015 – up 57% from a low point of 162,204 in 2009- HBF and Glenigan’s latest Housing Pipeline report shows. Permissions granted in Q4 2015 […]

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