Architects are optimistic about future workloads and recruitment for the first time in four months, according to the latest RIBA Future Trends survey.

The workload index rose to +3 in July, ending a four-month spell in negative territory which included a record low of -82 in April – the first full month of the covid-19 lockdown.

The latest figures show that 31% of practices expect workloads to increase over the next three months, with 42% saying they will remain the same.

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