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Architects brush off economic gloom as confidence surges back

By 2022-06-17T06:00:00

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Future workload expectations jumped in May despite fears the UK economy is heading for a recession

Architects have reported an unexpected surge in confidence despite wider fears that the UK economy is about to tip over into a recession.

RIBA’s latest future trends survey found expectations of future workloads jumped by an index figure of eight points last month, reversing a trend of declining optimism seen since February.

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