UK construction activity falls at steepest rate since Covid pandemic

<p>Figures place pressure on government amid fears it may miss target of building 1.5m new homes</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/aug/06/openai-valuation-chatgpt-trade-war-trump-switzerland-brazil-construction-uk-eurozone-business-live-news-updates">Business live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>UK construction activity fell last month at the sharpest rate since the height of the Covid pandemic amid a collapse in housebuilding, underscoring the challenge facing the government to meet its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/23/labour-plans-to-build-15m-homes-will-that-help-britons-struggling-for-good-housing">1.5m new homes target</a>.</p><p>The figures from S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence showed activity in the sector fell in July at the steepest pace since May 2020, during the first UK coronavirus lockdown.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/aug/06/uk-construction-housing-labour-target-fears">Continue reading...</a>