UK construction output declines at fastest rate since pandemic, survey finds

The UK’s construction industry has declined at the fastest rate since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

Output from the UK’s construction industry has declined at the fastest rate since the height of the Covid-19 pandemic as opportunities for work dried up, new figures show.

Worries about the Iran war as well as political uncertainty in the UK were weighing on demand for building work last month.