The stabilisation in commercial property construction in January proved to be only temporary, with the CIPS/Markit PMI falling back to 45.5 in February, a three-year low. Given occupier demand is still fragile and development finance hard to get, developers’ confidence and activity look set to remain sluggish for some time yet.
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