Two-thirds of architects are reporting that problems getting hold of materials are causing delays on site with a quarter saying jobs are now being put on hold because of the issue.

The news, detailed in the latest Future Trends survey from the RIBA, is more confirmation that the crisis is causing all parts of the industry major headaches in the run-up to the peak summer months which are traditionally the busiest for sites as they take advantage of better weather and longer days.

Last week, the latest monthly survey of purchasing managers said the issue, along with labour shortages, has sent confidence in the industry to its lowest point since the start of the year while subcontractors were having to react to the problems by imposing steep price rises, the sharpest since the CIPS started carrying out the survey in April 1997.

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