18th July 2008, 11:54 AM
Hiya
I have to say that I haven't noticed a big change as of yet - as Old Girl says, we always have a slump in the summer as the planning committees don't sit. I have noticed more post-ex assessments coming in though, which generally suggests people are inside working on (old) sites rather than outside digging up new ones. Some of the units I talk to are slow, others are manic. Interestingly, some have mentioned they are being contacted directly from developers with less of a consultancy middle-man. But of course constant news about home-builders going bust is a worry.
We'll see how the summer fares. Good luck to us all!
I have to say that I haven't noticed a big change as of yet - as Old Girl says, we always have a slump in the summer as the planning committees don't sit. I have noticed more post-ex assessments coming in though, which generally suggests people are inside working on (old) sites rather than outside digging up new ones. Some of the units I talk to are slow, others are manic. Interestingly, some have mentioned they are being contacted directly from developers with less of a consultancy middle-man. But of course constant news about home-builders going bust is a worry.
We'll see how the summer fares. Good luck to us all!