By Elizabeth Hopkirk, Tom Lowe2020-12-21T16:11:00+00:00
Long delays could lead to product and contract inflation, says Jack Pringle
The border crisis could lead to project costs rising sharply if the situation is not resolved swiftly, a senior architect has warned.
If building products remain caught up in the chaos after the Christmas slow-down, projects will be delayed and eventually prices would go up, said Jack Pringle, former RIBA president and co-founder of Pringle Brandon, now part of Perkins & Will.
But he also cautioned that, compared with Brexit, it was a temporary hitch and not a major cause for concern for architects.