‘The real threat is the looming recession’

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2020-09-28T06:00:00

Sunak’s winter warmer is all about the short term but architects’ concerns stretch much further into the future

The chancellor’s six-month winter support package does nothing to tackle the real issues facing architects, the director of a leading practice has said.

Rishi Sunak announced a less generous version of the furlough scheme last week to help businesses through the winter, called the Job Support Scheme.

But the profession’s concerns stretch well beyond the next six months, said Simon Erridge, a director at Bennetts Associates.

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