Widespread shortages and wait times due partly to impact of Brexit and the Covid pandemic A record surge in the cost of timber,bricks and steel sent construction industry costs soaring in May as unique orders across the sector grew at the fastest pace in 24 years.
Severe shortages of fundamental building materials lay behind the increase in prices as the combined impact of Brexit and the pandemic caused supplies, many of them imported, and to be held up on their way to the UK.
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Source: theguardian.com