The threat from disruptors in the world of architecture
2023 ended with a very mixed mood for the architectural sector. Some of this feeling was driven by a new and, in some traditional parts of the profession,
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What is the impact of AI on architectural firms?
Earlier this month we published a detailed report into the architectural sector in the UK. Now we are concentrating on the most significant new development in decades, the
Turning recession into a time of opportunity
The Office for National Statistics has finally put an end to speculation and confirmed that the UK was in a technical recession in the second half of 2023.
March 2024 economic and business overview
What next for the UK economy now we’re in a recession? Economists need ponder no longer, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) finally confirmed that Q4 2023 saw
Major labour force issues for the construction industry
The construction industry had a total labour force of 2.15m in Q2 2023, equivalent to some 7% of the total UK labour force. This compares with the pre-pandemic
P2P lenders’ wind-down plans are in the FCA cross hairs: what should firms be mindful of?
On 25 May 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) wrote to all of the UK’s authorised loan-based peer-to-peer (“P2P”) crowding platforms, to express its concern about areas of